Virgil van Dijk: 'Liverpool belong in Champions League'

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has spoken of his love for the club ahead of this weekend's Champions League final clash with Spanish giants Real Madrid.

The Dutchman told reporters that he is relishing the chance to compete for European football's elite trophy and expressed his desire to play in the competition with the Reds every season.

"Liverpool is my team and Anfield is my home. I love playing for this club and we're in the Champions League final and we want to do it," the official Liverpool website quotes him as saying.

"I think Liverpool as a club deserves to be in the Champions League year in, year out and hopefully that's going to happen. But to be in the Champions League final now. Hopefully, we're going to do it."

Van Dijk joined Liverpool from Southampton in the January transfer window for a fee said to be around £75m.