Virgil van Dijk has praised Alisson Becker as the world's best goalkeeper, but says the Liverpool dressing room are well aware that their two-legged Champions League tie against PSG is far from decided. The Reds managed a dramatic victory when Harvey Elliott scored an 87th-minute winner in the first leg of their last-16 clash. This sting in the tail came after the French hosts had bombarded the Reds' goal, with Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson making nine saves to fend off the likes of Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
Liverpool take a one-goal lead into the reverse tie at Anfield next week where they will be favourites to progress to the quarter-finals - but Van Dijk and his team-mates are taking nothing for granted. "Listen, he's the best goalkeeper in the world – I've mentioned it many times in the past and he showed it again on the biggest stage," the Liverpool captain said. "A lot of shots from distance but he was there to save us and we put ourselves in a good position for next week but we all know this is far from over.
"They are an outstanding team with an outstanding manager and they come to Liverpool with the belief they can turn this around and we have to be ready for a very big task and we will be."
Liverpool had to weather a storm at Parc des Princes, with PSG taking 27 shots and maintaining 70 per cent possession in a dominant display. No team has challenged Liverpool like this in a long time, but Van Dijk wasn't sure if it was his toughest test in a red shirt.
"I don't know because I felt like we knew they would come blazing in terms of the press one v one and our plan was to go over the press and make second runs in behind," he said.
"It worked a couple of times and you could see how much space it opened up but I think we were a bit too rushed at times as well with our decision making and we couldn't find the right man or were not as good in possession as we wanted to be.
"But what I really liked was the togetherness, everyone put a shift in and we know everyone can be better.
"We don't want to be playing this way because everyone who plays football wants to have the ball a lot and wants to be dominating opponents but we played against a team with a lot of quality, world-class quality and they made it very difficult for everyone in the world so far and they made it difficult for us but we found a way and we have to try to finish it off next week.
"It will be a difficult task but we are at home with our fans and we have to fight – and we will."