Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has said he believes his team can use the disappointment of last season to help propel them to silverware this term.

"At the moment, I am looking at our team and we are very calm. We are working our socks off each and every day, each and every game - and we need everyone fit, healthy and in form. That's the aim. " [We are] going into the games with the mentality that it's game by game, and that has always been the case.

Virgil van Dijk admits the experience of last season cannot be ignored by Liverpool after securing Champions League progress

Virgil van Dijk says praise from opponents shows Liverpool ‘on the right track’ - A seventh successive Champions League victory left Liverpool needing a point at most from their final game to guarantee top spot in the table.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk reacts to the Reds' 2-1 win over Lille in the Champions League when they made it seven wins out of seven. He also talks about how they must learn from last season when they struggled at the end of the campaign

Liverpool have one of their flops to thank for the signing of Ibrahima Konate, who has gone on to become one of the club's most important players

A share of the spoils away to a Forest side occupying third place in the Premier League and who’d been on a run of seven wins in a row across all competitions is no disgrace, but it speaks to the mentality of Van Dijk and this Liverpool team that they weren’t content with taking a point from the City Ground.