VIRGIL VAN DIJK has spoken out about the confusion surrounding Liverpool’s title race, saying he will be “gutted” if fans can’t celebrate their first-ever Premier League crown.
The 2019-20 season has been suspended over coronavirus – with no one quite sure if or when it will be finished.
Virgil van Dijk would be ‘gutted’ for fans if they couldn’t see Liverpool lift their first Premier League titleCredit: Getty – Contributor
Liverpool, 25 points clear atop the table, may be awarded the title even if the campaign isn’t finished, but some suggest the season could be deemed null and void.
That would see the Reds denied a first-ever Premier League title and a first top-flight victory in 30 years.
Another scenario could see the season finished behind closed doors – with Van Dijk saying he’d be “gutted” for Liverpool fans if that were the case.
Van Dijk, a £75million signing in January 2018, revealed: “If we won it in an empty stadium and the fans weren’t there, I’d be gutted for them.
“Obviously if there are no fans at Anfield then it will be a bit of a blow – no one wants to play games without the fans.
“Until a decision is made on how we go on from here, then we just have to deal with it.
“But when it happens we are still bringing the title to our fans, definitely.”
Liverpool have won 27 of their 29 matches this season, losing just once – to sit 25 points ahead of Manchester City.
The Reds now need a maximum of TWO wins from their remaining nine games to clinch the title – if it is allowed to restart.
Should the season be pushed back to be completed in the summer, the upcoming Euro 2020 could be postponed by a year – or even played this winter.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
