Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk refused responsible officers after the 2-1 defeat to Manchester Metropolis at Anfield.
Virgil van Dijk insisted Liverpool solely had themselves responsible for the defeat (Picture: Sky Sports activities)
Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool FC solely have themselves responsible for the loss to Manchester Metropolis, regardless of Arne Slot directing his frustration on the referee. The Reds suffered a pricey 2-1 defeat at Anfield in a match that concluded in dramatic circumstances. Dominik Szoboszlai had put the house aspect forward with a shocking free-kick, solely to obtain a pink card late on as Metropolis was denied a 3rd purpose, having gone in entrance via Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.
The choice to rule out the purpose and dismiss Szoboszlai has sparked debate, with even Haaland and Pep Guardiola sustaining VAR should not have gotten concerned. Nonetheless, that wasn’t the one incident to generate dialogue. Liverpool had been left livid when Marc Guehi acquired solely a yellow card regardless of hauling again Mohamed Salah because the Egyptian seemed to be in on purpose. In a match filled with contentious moments, that was the incident which infuriated Slot essentially the most. “We are able to speak in regards to the selections,” Slot stated on Sky Sports activities. “I wish to speak in regards to the one time Mo was via on purpose and Guehi holds his shirt.”
“Everybody who has been on this stadium within the final eight years is aware of if Mo is in that place, it’s a purpose. So it’s a denial of a goalscoring alternative.”
Van Dijk although adopted a contrasting perspective on the match to his supervisor, with the Liverpool captain declining to attribute any duty to referee Craig Pawson or the opposite officers. “Now we have no affect on that,” Van Dijk instructed Sky Sports activities. “[Matheus] Nunes’ penalty, he may have given it, he went so quick. We solely have ourselves responsible.
“Now we have to rapidly flip our consideration to Sunderland as a result of that will likely be a troublesome one, unbeaten at dwelling this season. A superb problem forward.”
Liverpool certainly travels to Sunderland on Wednesday, however the Reds will likely be hoping for some help elsewhere after falling additional behind within the race for the Premier League’s prime 4.
Manchester United is 5 factors clear after defeating Tottenham on Saturday, whereas Chelsea is 4 factors forward of the Reds, having triumphed over Wolves.
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When requested if he believes his group made progress regardless of the consequence in opposition to Metropolis, Van Dijk responded: “I am unsure. It is nonetheless a course of.
“The second half perhaps felt like a step up however first half we weren’t in management and may have finished higher. Sadly, the penalty second was the deciding second and that’s the actuality.”
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