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Virgil van Dijk: 'Experience' of Last Season's Man City Battle Helping Liverpool

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has said the "experience" of finishing as Premier League runners-up to Manchester City last season is helping their push for the title this time around.

The Reds are in a commanding position at the top of the table after their 3-1 win over City on Sunday. They hold a nine-point advantage over the defending champions and an eight-point buffer to Chelsea and Leicester City.

In 2018-19, Liverpool accumulated a massive 97 points, although they still finished a point behind Pep Guardiola's side. After their win on Sunday, Van Dijk said Liverpool have learned a lot from that incredible title tussle, per Neil Jones of Goal:

"We took a lot of experience last year.