Liverpool protector Virgil van Dijk owns told Arsenal that the Reds are “not going to discard” on alluring the Premier League title despite losing to Manchester Metropolis.
Erling Haaland lugged out up for his missed out on penalty early on by spearheading Individual Metropolis in front on 29 minutes with the Citizens arranging to go within four points of leaders Arsenal with a win.
Liverpool reckoned they possessed equalised with Van Dijk before fifty percent-time yet VAR rated out the Dutchman’s header for offside with Andy Robertson eluding to shifting out the way of the ball.
Instead, it was Pep Guardiola’s side that extended their lead with Nico Gonzalez racking up on the stroke of fifty percent-time to send out Individual Metropolis into the reprieve as the a substantial quantity happier of the 2 sides.
Jeremy Doku added a 3rd for Individual Metropolis with a impressive blow from exterior the box with Liverpool finishing the weekend break eighth in the Premier League table and eight points behind leaders Arsenal.
Despite losing their 5th Premier League match in 11 arcades this period, Van Dijk is sure that Liverpool will conceivably not discard as they filter to defend their title.
Van Dijk stipulated after the match: “It’s about locating correspondence and lugging on. Now we go to our nations, withhold suit and be with one voice ensconced for a comprehensive run after.
“We are not going to discard whatsoever. We are in November and we are with one voice ensconced for a long period and a comprehensive fight.
“The first fifty percent was strenuous and they were a substantial quantity added comfortable on the ball and it was strenuous for our males to put discomfort on them.
“I don’t think there was many peril, yet Doku possessed a nice arcade and it was strenuous for Conor [Bradley] in the one on one at times. I don’t think we were a substantial quantity in exasperate yet we might have applied much better.
“We possessed to dig deep in the second fifty percent. We got added energy in domestic yet out pressing wasn’t nice sufficient.”
Reacting to his safe versus urge, the Liverpool captain added: “In football the officials are determining the pivot judgments and we have to swipe on it on the fair. There is no juncture working out this from my juncture of note.
“The reality is that we thrown away 3-0 and that is a comprehensive brunt. It doesn’t matter what I say [about the goal] philosophizing that anything I say will conceivably be in the media and the totality global reprieve will conceivably be about my review on the decision.
“I merely focus on the reality we thrown away. You males can debate if it necessitate to have stood.”
