Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has admitted his side were at their best after they drew with Aston Villa in their postponed game.
“It’s looking good, it’s looking promising. It’s still a work in progress, still so many things that we can improve but I would say so far, so good. So let’s keep going.”
In the last campaign Van Dijk’s first as skipper Liverpool lifted the Carabao Cup and secured a return to Champions League football with a third-placed finish in the league.
The Reds were also heavily involved in the race for the title, alongside Manchester City and Arsenal, until faltering in the closing weeks of the season.
Quizzed on the areas the team โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที need to improve on from that experience, Van Dijk said: “It’s difficult to give an answer to that because there are so many things that play a part.
“Obviously two other teams were just more consistent, they were better in dealing with the situation, they had more quality at the time. And we were maybe a little bit too inexperienced. We had a little bit of injuries, we were not good enough, maybe the nerves kicked in.
“That’s definitely something we have to learn. But I can’t really put it on one particular thing that went wrong and why we couldn’t compete until the last day.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has admitted his side were at their best after they were held to a 2-2 draw by Premier League rivals Aston Villa.
However, in this game, Van Dijk talked about the moment when Darwin Nunez missed an incredible golden opportunity from just 6 yards away, causing the “Reds” to end up drawing with the “Singha” in a painful way. This draw made the team 8 points away from Arsenal, but having played 1 more game.
After the Reds drew in this game, Van Dijk said after the game: “We’re a little bit disappointed, but we fought hard. We had a chance to win this game and took more risks towards the end, which made the game more open. We had good possession, created many chances to score, but conceded from set pieces.
It’s disappointing, we did everything but unfortunately it wasn’t enough for the three points. We should have made it 3-2 but credit to Aston Villa for making it difficult for us. Now we have to focus on the weekend and then Newcastle. Our target now is Manchester City which will be a very difficult game.”