Liverpool managed to win the Champions League last season by beating Tottenham Hotspur in the final.
But still, there was not as much delight as there should have been since they narrowly missed out on the Premier League trophy.
Man City successfully defended their domestic title as they overcame Liverpool by just a single point – in a staggering season which saw the Merseyside outfit lose only one game in the league.
Many pundits expect Liverpool to overcome the final hurdle this campaign and end their three decades worth of domestic drought.
But Reds defender Virgil Van Dijk has warned that beating Man City will be even tougher this season.
“It’s not that we’re not going to try this year, it’s not that we’re going away,” said the centre-back.
“We’re going to try to do even better than we did last year.
“It’s going to be very hard because Man City will be stronger again, the other teams will be stronger again as well (as) they try to get to that level too.
“To lose it that close was disappointing at the time, but I could put it away straight away because the fact is that they were just a little bit better back then.
“If people say that we could’ve done better then they are wrong I think. We only lost one game in the whole season. The only thing was that City were just a little bit better. We have to respect that.”
Liverpool and Man City were running a two-horse race last season but this time around the likes of Chelsea and Man United are also gearing up to have a shot at the title.
And this could mean that the Reds will also have to look behind their shoulders and not only what’s in front of them.
