Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool ’s new-look attack are beginning to click, but feels the next generation still have plenty to prove.

The Reds captain was speaking after a 2-0 win over Brighton on Sunday in which £364 million of attacking talent finally looked like a coherent unit.

Alexander Isak , Bradley Barcola , Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo all started together for the first time in that game, with Isak scoring for the sixth time in his last six league matches, finishing after an assist from Barcola.

The opening goal had come from a deflected Wirtz shot, and there were several passages of play in which the front players appeared to be getting to grips with the new dynamic.

Liverpool could also call on exciting 18-year-old England winger Rio Ngumoha from the bench, their gamechanger in their previous two matches.…