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Dejan Lovren believes he can establish a successful partnership with fellow Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk.

The Croatia international has impressed alongside the £75million signing, who joined the Reds from Southampton for a club record fee last month.

The duo shone in the 5-0 rout of FC Porto in the Champions League and are hoping to be retained for Saturday's visit of West Ham in the Premier League.

Lovren says he has helped the Dutchman adjust to the demands of life under Jurgen Klopp.

“To be honest I didn't expect that we would be so quick (to settle) together," Lovren said.

"But when you are a top centre-back I think it is normal and Virgil is one of them. Of course he needs some time to adapt because Southampton to Liverpool is different.

"But he understands what the manager wants, although sometimes I have to remind him also. I help him as much as I can. It is a difficult period sometimes to adapt but he is managing it quite well.

"Everyone is behind him and giving him support and he did brilliant against Porto. Everyone did from the back line and the midfield – I don't need to talk about the strikers."

Liverpool have stood accused of not managing games well enough this season but in back-to-back victories over Southampton and Porto they bossed proceedings.

Lovren helped set the tone in Portugal as his pressing won back possession in the build up to Sadio Mane's opening goal.

“We are a team who like to play high pressure," Lovren added.

"I think we did it quite well from the first goal. It started from their goalkeeper, I came to win it and it went to Gini (Wijnaldum). He tried to shoot and then it was Mane's goal.

"This is what we need. The main point was that we managed the game all the time. Porto have quality players but they only had a couple of chances. It was deserved, a quality win."