4 Reasons why Liverpool could win the Premier League this season

#3 There has been marked defensive improvements

Liverpool have been very solid at the back since Van Dijk's arrival

Jurgen Klopp's gengenpressing style of play means that his team's attack is always quick on the counter, and potent in front of goal, and while this made for plenty of excitement and thrill, Liverpool's frailty at the back meant that despite the abundance of goals scored by the club, they always kept dropping points due to silly defensive errors.

Dejan Lovren, Joel Matip, Alberto Moreno, Ragnar Klavan, these were all culprits of defensive shenanigans, as despite Klopp's best efforts at chopping and changing, the issues still remained.

He sought to address this with the signing of Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton, and having endured a frustratingly protracted transfer last summer, he finally got his man in January with the 27-year-old arriving for a world record fee for a defender in a blockbuster £75m move.

The deal was scoffed at by many, as it was believed that the Dutch international could not solve the defensive issues on his own, but marked improvements have been noticed, and even the most cynic Liverpool supporters cannot help but notice the more stable organization in the defense since Van Dijk's arrival.

The goal conceded on Saturday against Cardiff was the first scored by an opposition team at Anfield in the league since February when Mikhael Antonio scored for West Ham, a stunning run lasting 918 minutes (over eight hours) and eight months of football.

The goalkeeping department was also one which caused much concern for Klopp, as neither Karius nor Mignolet showed enough consistency to hold down a first team spot, making a series of gaffes which cost the club points and titles, with the most infamous being Karius' performance in the last Champions League final against Real Madrid in Kyiv.

Hence it came as no surprise when the club sanctioned the purchase of Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson for a then world record fee from AS Roma.

This season, the club has conceded just four goals in ten matches, while keeping six clean sheets in the Premier League, figures which would have been unbelievable just ten months ago.

It is no secret that titles are mostly won on the back of great defenses, and with Liverpool's attack being so dangerous, it would be their defense which has been their bane for so many years which could prove to be the difference in their march for League glory.