Van Dijk: Anything is possible

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Man City’s trip to Brighton is live on Sky Sports Main Event from 2.30pm, while Liverpool vs Wolves at Anfield is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 2pm on Sunday, May 12. Kick-off for both games is at 3pm

Last Updated: 10/05/19 3:04pm

Will another twist in the title race see Liverpool crowned champions on the final day of the season? Will another twist in the title race see Liverpool crowned champions on the final day of the season?

Will another twist in the title race see Liverpool crowned champions on the final day of the season?

Virgil van Dijk has refused to give up hope of crowning Liverpool’s “fantastic” season with the Premier League title at Anfield on Sunday.

Liverpool head into their final-day clash with Wolves – live on Sky Sports Premier League – with the destiny of the title in Manchester City’s hands.

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Victory at Brighton will see the champions retain their crown, but, at the end of the week which saw Liverpool reach the Champions League final with an historic semi-final victory over Barcelona, Van Dijk has warned anything is possible.

“It is on, but you have to be realistic,” the Dutchman exclusively told Sky Sports. “The way City have been playing all season everyone should expect them to win.

“But you never know and the only thing we can do is focus on beating Wolves, because that is a very big task as well.

“Everyone is talking about Brighton doing something, but we need to focus on what is in front of us because Wolves have been outstanding this season and make it difficult for any team. That’s why they are where they are in the table.

“But we’re at home, it’s our last game of the season and we want to give everything we’ve got, and we will. If we win we’ve done our job, we will have done what we could do and then we will see what will happen at Brighton.

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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave an update on the fitness of his squad ahead of their final game of the season against Wolves

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp gave an update on the fitness of his squad ahead of their final game of the season against Wolves

“We’ve been showing throughout the whole season in moments that we never give up and keep going. We keep believing, doing the right things.

“Sometimes you have that bit of luck, but you’ve got to keep doing the right things. This week was an outstanding week for us in the Champions League and we will see how Sunday will unfold.”

Van Dijk sets sight on century

Victory over Wolves on Sunday would see Liverpool end the season with 97 points – the third-highest points tally in Premier League history – yet that may not be enough to loosen City’s grip on the title.

Van Dijk insists that, while disappointing, Liverpool must reflect of this season with pride and has challenged his team-mates to repeat their relentless title pursuit next year.

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Highlights from Liverpool’s win over Newcastle in the Premier League

Highlights from Liverpool’s win over Newcastle in the Premier League

“You will feel a little bit disappointed because everyone that close wants to win the league,” the 27-year-old added.

“That’s the standard that City sets for all of us in the league. They’ve been outstanding and amazing to do it again almost for a second season. It’s unbelievable.

“But we’ve got to keep our heads up, we have a big final coming up, but even then, if you look at our results in the league and how we’ve played all season, we can be very proud of ourselves.

Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring for Liverpool against Newcastle Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring for Liverpool against Newcastle

Virgil van Dijk opened the scoring for Liverpool against Newcastle

“This is just the start for all of us, I came in last winter and I feel we’ve made so much progress since then, the club have made many big steps.

“We have to take a lot of good things from this season into next and do it again or even better. Then we will see what the rest are going to do. The most important thing is to keep doing it every year.

“If we have to do it next season with over 100 points we will try and do it. But we are still in it [this year] and we have to believe, but we have to be realistic as well. It’s not in our hands and the only thing we can do is beat Wolves.”

Title race final day live on Sky Sports

The last act of The Run In will be shown live on Sky Sports on a defining final day of the Premier League season.

Manchester City’s trip to Brighton is live on Sky Sports Main Event from 2.30pm, while Liverpool vs Wolves at Anfield is live on Sky Sports Premier League from 2pm on Sunday, May 12. Kick-off for both games is at 3pm.

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