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Liverpool may have led the way domestically and in Europe for much of this season but captain Virgil van Dijk knows in the final reckoning only trophies matter.

This week's Champions League last-16 exit to Paris St Germain on penalties - only a fifth defeat in 46 competitive games under Arne Slot - was a huge blow to a squad which has largely been leaving opponents trailing in their wake.

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A 15-point lead in the Premier League means a second title in five years is within touching distance but Sunday's defence of their Carabao Cup title against Newcastle is a game the Reds have to win or risk criticism over their season unravelling.

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When they walk out at Wembley it will be exactly a year and a day since it all started to go wrong in Jurgen Klopp's final season, with defeat in the FA Cup quarter-finals followed by exits from Europa League and the title race within in the space of a month.

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A rare Premier League title in Slot's first season would be a remarkable achievement in itself but Van Dijk knows the expectations are always set higher than that.

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Liverpool accounted for Newcastle 2-0 when the sides met in the league on 26 February

"You get judged at a club like Liverpool at what you win at the end of the road and we have to keep working.



We worked so hard to get where we are and obviously it's the first season together with the new regime and we want to show that we can win trophies.


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