Sami Hyypia says Virgil van Dijk is Liverpool's real leader.
Hyypia won 10 trophies in his decade at Anfield, including the Champions League, the UEFA Cup and two FA Cups and was captain until Gerard Houllier made Steven Gerrard skipper, at just 23, in 2003.
The Finn told the Mirror: You don't need the armband to be a leader or an important character on the field or in the dressing room.
We needed a leader and, when Virgil arrived, he filled that void. In my opinion, Jordan Henderson and James Milner are a good captain and vice-captain, but it's not enough to just have two you need maybe four or five.
Virgil was a good addition to that and he took the weight off the other two captains.
He gives a lot of confidence to everyone, is always talking on the field and makes everyone around him play better.
For me, he's the last piece of the puzzle in the search for the first Premier League title."
