Van Dijk wants to be part of Liverpool transition

After their 4-2 win over Tottenham on Sunday, Liverpool travel to Aston Villa next week before hosting Wolves in Klopp’s final game in charge on 19 May.

The Reds are third in the Premier League table, four points behind Manchester City and five behind Arsenal with two games left to play.

They have won six major trophies during the German’s tenure while Slot, who has won the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup at Feyenoord, has never managed outside of the Netherlands.

“There will be a lot of changes happening and, I wouldn’t say scary is the right word, but it is quite interesting and exciting what will happen now,” Van Dijk said.

All of Klopp’s major trophies have come since Van Dijk joined for £75m from Southampton – then a world-record fee for a defender – in January 2018.

“I am really proud I played for him, fought for the badge and him and count the success we had over the years as well,” said the defender.

“It will be emotional on the last day but it is a part of life sometimes. Many things are happening behind the scenes but we focus on matchdays and that is our duty, our job and we want to perform for the last six points.”