Van Dijk reacts after a Liverpool are crowned Premier League champions.

Liverpool won 28 of 31 league games this season to become champions of the English top flight.

Dutch defender Van Dijk delighted Liverpool have won their first major league title since 1990 [Getty]

Virgil van Dijk expressed his joy at how Liverpool reached a "different level" after they were crowned Premier League champions on Thursday. 

The Liverpool squad and staff watched Frank Lampard’s Blues thrash Pep Guardiola’s Citizens 2-1 at Stamford Bridge and rejoiced as the result confirmed Klopp’s team as champions of the England top flight.

Van Dijk, who joined the Reds in January 2018, says he’s impressed with how far the Anfield club have come, adding that they are a force to be reckoned with.

"To be absolutely honest when I joined in the winter I hoped for the best in the first six months, I hoped to settle as quickly as I can," Van Dijk told BT Sport.

"To reach the Champions League final straight away was a big boost for me personally. It was something that helped me a lot and obviously the year after we came very close with the Premier League and we were very lucky enough and blessed that we could win the Champions League.

"And this year, especially the league, we have been taking it to a different level and everyone can have their opinions and stuff, but we have been so consistent.

"We have been doing so well in different parts of our game, whether it is that we have to dig deep and do it in the last couple of minutes of the game or do it comfortably as well and it's a fantastic feeling and I'm very, very proud that I'm a Premier League winner as well."

Liverpool won 28 out of 31 league games this season to become champions and have seven games left to set a new record in the English top flight.

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