'I can't decide': Van Dijk reacts to Liverpool fans leaving Anfield early during Nottingham Forest hammering

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With no hope of rescuing the game in the final 10 minutes, fans headed for the Anfield exits.What that means for Arne Slot remains to be seen, but it seems the Liverpool crowd have begun to turn their back on their manager.For Virgil van Dijk, it must have been a galling sight, seeing thousands of people swarming out as the reality of another stinging defeat hit home. Facing up to the press after the game, the Liverpool captain gave his reaction.Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesVirgil van Dijk expects fans to returnIf you’d paid good money to sit at Anfield in the cold and watch what Liverpool served up today, you’d likely have left early as well.Reds fans are some of the best and most loyal in the business, but they will not be taken for fools.READ MORE: Three things learned from Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest as transfer priority becomes clearAs Liverpool registered a sixth defeat in seven matches for only the second time in 60 years on Saturday, they had simply had enough.Seemingly asked about the supporters leaving early, Van Dijk gave a somewhat non-committal answer, stating that he expects they will return once the results turn around.

Should Liverpool sack Arne Slot? Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images “I can’t decide what the supporters are doing if they leave early,” he said via BBC Sport.“I know the fans have been through thick and thin with us.

They will be there with us when we come out of this because we will come out of this.”Arne Slot could be losing Liverpool fansThe mood of Liverpool supporters after Saturday’s defeat could hardly be darker. Unless results improve instantly, they will not return.Liverpool are unlikely to sack Slot immediately, but if he loses more games and Anfield truly turns its back, nothing will save him.