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Liverpool defeated Nottingham Forest 1-0 last week in the final seconds to make it three wins in a row in all competitions.

Arne Slot's side has won five of its past six, meanwhile, and is also three points behind Manchester United in fourth place in the Premier League.

While once again far from its best against Forest last time out, Van Dijk was pleased to have done enough to get the job done.

"We want to play our best football, and I think at times in the games we are definitely doing that," Van Dijk said.

"But obviously, we are still looking for improvement, and we are not perfect. We are human beings, and we want to do our best for the club.

"We want to be performing on the absolute highest level, and we need each other at their best, and it's a process.

"But we keep going and focus on the next one. It will be another difficult one at the weekend again [versus West Ham United], so onto the next."

Liverpool hosts a West Ham side on the up, albeit still sat inside the relegation zone with 11 matches to go.

The Hammers are now just two points adrift of 17th-place Nottingham Forest after losing just one of their past six league matches.

However, after an underwhelming stalemate at home to Bournemouth last weekend, Nuno Espirito Santo is aware of the need to turn performances into points.

"Unfortunately, some results are not coming, which we need," Nuno said. 

"But in terms of performance, they are improving in different aspects and getting a clean sheet always motivates us.

"We cannot spend too much time and sorrow thinking what could be. We have to react and bounce back.

"It's a big challenge, and it can bring the best out of us. That's the main motivation. We have to keep chasing, and it’s going to be a fight."