Liverpool have made winning trophies a habit in 2019 and Jurgen Klopp's side return to England and to their push for the Premier League title galvanised after being crowned world champions in Qatar.
It is an honour the Anfield side had never before claimed but which is now theirs after Roberto Firmino's extra-time goal secured a 1-0 victory over Flamengo in a hard-fought Club World Cup final in Doha on Saturday.
The latest piece of silverware is Liverpool's third in little over six months, after they won the Champions League in June and began this season by winning the UEFA Supercup on penalties against Chelsea.
"The year 2019 for the club has been outstanding," said defender Virgil van Dijk.
"But we shouldn't be satisfied with it. We should keep going, keep striving for more, and keep wanting more trophies."
"But for us even if we did lose it was all worthwhile because we had a chance to win a trophy that the club had never won before."
He added that "2019 has been incredible, we have won three trophies and hopefully in 2020 there is a couple more for us."
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"It is still something we have to adapt to. But that is the only thing that is special, so it's all good, and we need to make sure that we come home safely, and recover in the plane already, and then prepare the Leicester game."