Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is proud of his form this season.

Van Dijk is returning to his best after recovering from knee surgery.

"Last year didn't go well and I'm one of the contributing players at Liverpool and Oranje," he told Voetbal International. “I realise that, I'm proud of that.

“I played very good games last year, but also duels in which I was much less, which were not up to the standard I set myself.

“Then you have to deal with the criticism and I admit that, like every human being, I am not always immune to that. I understand very well that criticism is part of the job and that's fine. But sometimes you can handle it better than other times.

“One thing I really do have as a goal is to get everything out of it that's in me. We'll see what the next few years bring.

“Physically and mentally, I feel strong and good. I just want to win everything. We're looking good with Liverpool at the moment and we can still take nice prizes like the championship and the Europa League.

“I want to receive those as captain of this wonderful club and if everything goes along and falls right, I may also hold up a trophy once as captain of the Dutch national team."