Liverpool are currently second in the Premier League table.

However, before their recent defeats against Crystal Palace and Chelsea, many fans, pundits, and journalists expected them to easily retain their title.

Players such as Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz were brought in during the summer, but up until now, we haven’t seen the best version of them.

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Indeed, it’ll take time for things to gel and end up working out, but you’d have at least expected a bit more progress on that front at this stage of the season.

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However, despite Wirtz and Isak not being at their best, it is neither of them that Marco van Basten thinks has become too laid back.

Virgil van Dijk has undoubtedly been Liverpool’s best centre-back over the last few years.

Without him among their ranks, it’s unclear where the Reds would find themselves at the moment and whether they’d have even won the Premier League title last term.

He’s only contracted to Liverpool until the end of next season, and if no renewal is struck soon, the Reds could be without one of their key players.

However, according to Van Basten, who...