The hard-fought victory in west London came after successive draws to Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.

As the January transfer window is coming to a close there is still time for two Liverpool players to leave Anfield as Arne Slot has a difficult decision to make

The Reds collected all three points thanks to a dramatic Darwin Nunez double in stoppage time but the attention quickly shifted back to Liverpool's transfer policy and Van Dijk unwittingly fanned the flames.