Virgil van Dijk and Arne Slot have very different things to say after Liverpool loss at Man City

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Arne Slot and Virgil van Dijk gave contrasting statements after Liverpool lost 3-0 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday. Slot was furious after the game and slammed the decision, while Van Dijk was eager to move on and not dwell on the past.

Moments after Van Dijk's goal was ruled out, the Liverpool captain sarcastically clapped referee Chris Kavanagh and protested the decision. Arne Slot claimed that the officials were wrong to cancel Van Dijk's goal (Image: 2025 Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA) "In football, the officials are deciding the key decisions and we have to deal with it on the pitch," he told Sky Sports.

Van Dijk was stunned after his goal was disallowed against Manchester City (Image: 2025 Getty Images) "I don't think there was a lot of danger, but Doku had a good game and it was difficult for Conor [Bradley] in the one on one at times. I don't think we were much in trouble, but we could have done better.