A frustrated Virgil Van Dijk is looking to finish the season on a high with a Champions League triumph after being pipped to the title by Manchester City.
The Liverpool centre-back, who would have swapped his Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year award for a championship medal in a heartbeat, was encouraged by how close they pushed Pep Guardiola's side domestically.
And while he is confident they can challenge again next season thoughts have turned to making up for last year's heartbreak in Kiev when they meet Tottenham in Madrid on June 1.
"To get 97 points, to play football like we have played all season, we have to be very proud. I don't care about another opinion.
"We work so hard every day to be challenging to be as close as possible, but City were just a tiny little bit better than us, and that's football as well."
Van Dijk's influence on Liverpool's season was huge, helping the side to 21 clean sheets which saw goalkeeper Alisson Becker collect the Golden Glove award.
That form earned him the individual PFA award but he admits he would rather have another trophy to celebrate.
"It's a big honour, a huge honour, but I would swap it immediately for the Premier League title," he said.
"To get recognition for what I have done this season is always good, especially as defender, but it is all down to everyone around me, and without everyone else who has been working with me, playing with me it wouldn't be possible."
