Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool have yet to ‘achieve anything’ despite their lofty ascent.
The Anfield club confirmed their place in the Champions League’s last 16 with Tuesday’s 2-1 win over Lille that leaves them still top of the league phase.
That seven-game winning run is matched by the Reds holding a six-point cushion over Arsenal in the Premier League title race with a game in hand.
Arne Slot’s side are also in the hunt for a further two trophies after reaching the Carabao Cup semi-final and FA Cup fourth round in recent weeks.
But despite their marked progress, Van Dijk is remaining cautious about the strides taken just 12 months after Jurgen Klopp announced his shock exit.
He said: “At this point, we didn’t achieve anything.
“Listen, we’re in a very good place and I think a place that all the teams that are playing in both competitions want to be in.
“That’s what everyone is fighting for. But like I said, we didn’t achieve anything at this point. We have to stay calm, and we will.
“If we have surprised ourselves, I don’t know because I know this squad obviously already for a couple of years so there’s not many changes.
“Obviously the biggest change is the manager, the staff and the way he wants us to play the fans et cetera et cetra. I think we adapted to that pretty quickly.
“I don’t think there’s major tweaks to what has been changed. I think the boys have been doing brilliantly and that’s shown.
“We have to hopefully keep that going until the end of the season and let’s see if we can get the reward for that as well.”
Van Dijk, who could make his 300th club appearance against Ipswich on Saturday, also addressed Liverpool’s recent praise from opposing managers.
Brentford boss Thomas Frank hailed Slot’s charges as ‘probably the best team in the world’ after their late victory over his side last weekend.
Hansi Flick, similarly, labelled them his ‘favourite’ team despite Barcelona’s late win at Benfica delaying their confirmation as league phase winners.
“I think it sort of gives confirmation we are on the right track,” admitted Van Dijk.
“We work in every game so hard to be a very difficult team to beat.
“When other managers are giving you praise for not only the way you attack but defend as well as a group and the bodies you get back behind the ball that is only a good sign and credit to all the hard work each and everyone has been putting in.
“I think that’s the only thing we should take from it. Other than that, it is just to focus to keep doing it and staying consistent.”