Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is already dreading farewell to manager Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season.
"I am quite an emotional person and I always find it very difficult to say goodbye to someone. That will certainly be the case now,” Van Dijk told Voetbal International.
"It's not just the manager who goes, it's more people. Pepijn [Lijnders], an important person in the staff...and I could go on and on. Saying goodbye is not something I am looking forward to, but we can make it very nice by winning prizes together.
"That's the way life is. You see each other at the club almost daily and even more often than your own wife and children.
"You experience highlights together, but also difficult moments. That creates a bond that is very close, especially at a club like Liverpool, one big family.
"And then after a few years it's suddenly over. I hope, but am actually quite sure, that the club manages to preserve that unique atmosphere of mutual connection for the future."
