Virgil van Dijk gives his take on Liverpool's right-back worries after Trent Alexander-Arnold claim

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Virgil van Dijk has tried his best to calm the worries of fans after Liverpool’s loss to Chelsea.The Reds lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge, marking their third consecutive loss this season, with them now slipping to second in the Premier League table, just one point behind the new leaders, Arsenal.It was a tough performance for supporters at the ground to watch and fans at home because the team, for another game, were not up to their usual impeccable form, which has been the story of the season so far.Arne Slot has been attempting to accommodate the new summer signings in his team and find ways to improve their performances, but to no avail.One of the areas of concern is the defensive line, where some of the individual errors of Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez have led to big chances created or scored by the opposition.Photo by Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty ImagesVirgil van Dijk dismisses right back worries and Trent Alexander-Arnold being missedHowever, the problems with the right-back position have also been key factors in the defeats and poor displays this season.Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong have been interchanged this season, with the Northern Irish player usually keeping his place as a starter.But Bradley has also been swapped for Dominik Szoboszlai, despite the Hungarian being a midfielder, which has further confused the situation and left the position unsettled.During a media scrum, filmed by NBC Sports, the Dutch captain was asked about whether it had caused problems for Liverpool this season, which he quickly dismissed.In response to a reporter’s questioning of the position, van Dijk responded: “But you are focusing a lot on the right-back position.“(What qualities do they bring?) So many different qualities as well. He’s obviously come new to the club.

Conor has shown it obviously last season so many times how good he is. He gives a different dimension to the game on the right side.“The right back is not the issue if you want to try and do that.”However, the 34-year-old was asked in a separate interview about the squad missing their former right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold who completed a high-profile move to Real Madrid in the summer.In a quote from the Liverpool Echo, when asked if the club were missing him, he responded: “It’s not about him.

He had amazing quality but he left us. Obviously, we were all gutted that he left in the summer, but that is not the issue.”Trent Alexander-Arnold’s creativity missing at right-backWhile he is right about some of the talents in that position, it has not been easy for any of them to have enough influence to sway the game or to protect their net.Now, Alexander-Arnold did not provide enough defensive security to the team, so the 26-year-old leaving the squad has not changed that, but his creativity is sorely lacking.READ MORE: Liverpool fans may be looking at Trent Alexander-Arnold in a whole new light four months on from exitA problem this season has been Mohamed Salah being unable to get the ball and having a partner on the right flank to complement his style of play, which is what Trent brought.Without his brilliant passing on that side, it has taken something from the team, which either needs to be found or adapted elsewhere to make up for it.Time will tell whether Liverpool needed to keep the Scouser, but it may be too early in the season to make that call outright.