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Thierry Henry believes the number of goals Liverpool is currently shipping is cause for concern in the team's pursuit of silverware this season.

While the Reds have kept back-to-back clean sheets in the Premier League, they have also conceded two goals against Crystal Palace, Bournemouth, Newcastle and Atletico Madrid since the season started.

Against Bournemouth, Newcastle and Atletico, Liverpool led 2-0 before the scores were leveled, only for the Reds to go on and score late winning goals in each game.



Virgil van Dijk was the game-winner against Atletico on Wednesday, but despite the win, Henry believes Liverpool's defense must improve if the team wants to win the Champions League.



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"I do think, from pre-season, they concede too many goals.



"They concede too many goals, they got bailed out the other day as well against Burnley, You have to find the way to win games, so we're not complaining about that.

But in the Champions League, if you concede too many goals, it's a tough one to win."

Van Dijk, though, dismissed worries over Liverpool's defensive record after the win over Atletico.

The Dutchman gave a one-word answer when he was asked on TNT Sports whether he is concerned by how Liverpool has defended since the start of the season, simply saying "no."

The interviewer waited a couple of seconds, clearly expecting Van Dijk to expand on his blunt answer, but the Liverpool captain had nothing more to say, and the next question was moved on to.

Van Dijk praised Atletico's quality but was pleased with his team's resilience as the Reds made a winning start to their Champions League campaign.

"We try, we kept pushing for the 3-1," Van Dijk said.

But we have to keep going and show the resilience we've been showing for many years and it was another great European night here again."

Asked whether his Liverpool teammates always believe that they will find a way to win, Dutch defender Van Dijk answered: "I think we showed many times that we are capable of doing it