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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said Arne Slot's attacking tactics could be the ideal match for the Premier League club if the Feyenoord boss wins the race to succeed Jurgen Klopp.

Klopp will leave Anfield at the end of this season and Slot has emerged as the leading candidate to replace the German.

Liverpool are reportedly in talks with Slot over a potential move to Merseyside and Van Dijk has expressed his support for his fellow Dutchman's football philosophy.

"I find it hard to answer of course, but I think Arne Slot is perhaps one of the better Dutch coaches at this moment," Van Dijk told Viaplay following Liverpool's 2-0 defeat at Everton on Wednesday.

"I think the way of playing and the philosophy he has, that he could be a Liverpool coach.

"Only I think from what I read and hear is that it's still far from being completed. We shall see."

If Slot is picked to take over from Klopp, who led Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2020 and won the Champions League in 2019, he will likely have to lift a team that is set to finish this season on a low note.

Liverpool's loss at Merseyside rivals Everton left them three points behind leaders Arsenal with four games left.

Third placed Manchester City will retain the title if they win their last six matches.

After quarterfinal defeats in the FA Cup and Europa League, Klopp's farewell season is becoming a damp squib and Van Dijk admitted they don't deserve to win the title.

"Games likes these, the bare minimum is fight. We were lacking that at so many moments in games," Van Dijk said after the Everton defeat.

"If you play like we did, obviously even if we create two or three clear-cut chances again, you don't deserve to win the league.

"It's crunch time and we've not been good enough

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