All three could leave for free at the end of the season and speculation has increased about their respective futures. But Arne Slot appears calm - he's even making jokes about it.

Virgil van Dijk was left impressed by Harvey Elliott's impact off the substitutes bench after the 21-year-old played a part in both of Liverpool's goals in the 2-0 win over Brentford

The Reds collected all three points thanks to a dramatic Darwin Nunez double in stoppage time but the attention quickly shifted back to Liverpool's transfer policy and Van Dijk unwittingly fanned the flames.