Dijk's return won't win Reds a trophy next season says former Spurs star

Former Tottenham and England star Darren Anderton has said the return of Virgil van Dijk won't be enough to make Liverpool title challengers next season

Dijk's season-long injury in October last season saw Reds lose the Dutch centre-back with their form suffering as a result.

But after a strong end to the season, many believe the Reds, with Van Dijk returning, can challenge again for the title next season.

However, Anderton sees things differently and believes the Reds will need more than the return of their best centre-half to challenge for the title again.

He told GentingBet : "Liverpool are going to need a few changes in order to compete again for the Premier League.

"I think that the front three were outstanding in that year or two years but they went off the boil a little bit last year.

"Obviously, they need Van Dijk back and that will make a huge, huge difference to them, but will it be big enough to get them back challenging? I’d be very surprised."