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Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has called for the club to make a move for Southampton star Virgil van Dijk.

The classy Saints centre-back has impressed at St Mary's this term and has helped his side record two shutouts against the Reds already this season.

Liverpool have plundered nearly £100m into the south-coast coffers over the past three years by signing Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Dejan Lovren, Nathaniel Clyne and Sadio Mane - and Van Dijk should be the latest to make the much-travelled route, according to Gerrard.

The former Celtic defender has been linked with a big-money move away from St Mary's, with Manchester City said to be interested, and Gerrard has called for Jurgen Klopp to raid the Saints once more.

Speaking to BT Sport, Gerrard, who will take on a role as a coach at the club's Academy next month, said: "Who I think we need, I would go and try and bid for Van Dijk from Southampton.

“But we’ve had enough of their players so that will probably go down like a lead balloon."

The 25-year-old Netherlands international is a doubt for the Reds' visit from Claude Puel's side in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Wednesday.

Van Dijk was forced to come off 10 minutes into the second half of their 3-0 win over Leicester on Sunday with an ankle injury.