Liverpool boss Arne Slot responds after Virgil van Dijk took matters into his own hands

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However, three back-to-back Premier League losses have seen Liverpool fall four points behind the leaders and new title favourites, Arsenal.Liverpool boss Slot was pleased with his fellow Dutchman's decision to provide a fresh perspective to the struggling squad."What Virgil did and what I did is what you need to do, what all the players did," said Slot ahead of Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford, reports the Liverpool Echo. And I don't think it was like Virgil brought them over and said (gestures working on a tactics board): 'From now on we must play like this'."We have five players who are captains of their national team.

But if we have a leader like Virgil with so much respect in the group, then it is a good thing."Slot continued: "I have had this experience maybe 250,000 times. I think they do.

Slot stated: "For me he has been the most influential captain I have had since I became a manager. That is meant as a compliment, but most of mine in the Dutch league were 22 or 23 because if they did well, they would go somewhere else after good performances."Virgil has done what I expected of him with his own performances.