Interview: The Reds’ captain, whose Anfield future is unclear, opens up ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final with Newcastle

When they walk out at Wembley it will be exactly a year and a day since it all started to go wrong in Jurgen Klopp’s final season, with defeat in the FA Cup quarter-finals followed by exits from Europa League and the title race within in the space of a month.

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk said winning a second League Cup trophy on Sunday against Newcastle United would give him a place among the captains who had achieved great things at the Premier League club.

Virgil van Dijk enters Carabao Cup final with will ‘to win so badly’ as Liverpool to be judged on trophy haul - Liverpool will be looking to defend their Carabao Cup title against Newcastle this weekend.

A Waiting Game That Benefits No OneLiverpool’s future remains uncertain, not in terms of results, but in leadership. As James Pearce reported in The Athletic,

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is fully prepared for his contract to run down to its expiry in the summer but insists there is no need to “panic” as he remains fully committed to the club.

Virgil van Dijk has refused to rule out the possibility that he has played his final Champions League game for Liverpool, saying anyone who claims to know how his contract negotiations are going is “lying”.

The latest on Virgil van Dijk’s current contract situation at Liverpool. Liverpool’s disappointing defeat to Paris Saint-Germain did more than end their hopes of winning the Champions League this season.