Jurgen Klopp: Virgil van Dijk has the character to lead Liverpool

Dutch defender Van Dijk has replaced the outgoing Jordan Henderson as the Reds' skipper, with Trent Alexander-Arnold taking the role of vice captain.

"Virgil has everything to wish for to be a captain of a football club," Anfield boss Klopp told the club website.

"Number one, he's probably, let me have a think, definitely the best-looking captain in the Premier League, which is important for team pictures!

"But, of course, personality-wise everything is there. He wants to be a leader, he is a leader.

"He has to step up, like all of us have to step up because we were used to things how they always were and now we have to create something new - a new structure, a new culture - and that's really exciting. He will play a massive role in that - he has to."