Virgil van Dijk admitted that further defensive reinforcements would ‘accelerate’ Liverpool’s improvement as the club considers a move for Marc Guehi. Liverpool secured a dramatic 4-2 victory over Bournemouth in their opening Premier League fixture after late goals from Federico Chiesa and Mohamaed Salah.

Arne Slot’s side hope to bring in another centre-back before the window closes and have opened talks with Crystal Palace