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Revealed: Van Dijk on why he's showing tough love to Robbo and Trent

Virgil van Dijk admits he’s been showing Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold some tough love this season in an attempt to encourage them to improve even further.

The centre-back has described the duo’s form so far this campaign as ‘outstanding’, but believes they’re both capable of becoming even better.

Van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com with a smile: “They are having outstanding seasons and I am always a bit hard on them because I want them to do very well, like Robbo always says in the media! But I am enjoying every bit of it, seeing them perform like this.