Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk insists that the Reds will not play for a draw when they take on Manchester City on Thursday, and will focus on doing what they are good at.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have a seven-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table and any result other than a defeat will be seen as a favourable outcome for the Merseyside outfit.
Liverpool have a good record against Manchester City and are unbeaten in the last four meetings between the two sides in all competitions.
Confidence is high in the Liverpool ranks as the side are on a nine-game winning run and are yet to lose in the league this season.
Van Dijk admitted that it will be a tough game, but he insists it is a fixture Liverpool want to win.
“City is a game that we want to win. It will be very hard, very tough, but for them as well”, Van Dijk told Liverpool’s official website.
"It’s going be a good match, but it is not a decisive game or something like that.
"We are not going to treat it different to any other.
“We will be prepared for a very tough game. Confidence is definitely here, but it can change over a couple of games."
“We won’t get carried away. We need to keep doing what we have been doing.”
Should Liverpool win, they would go 10 points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League table.
