Virgil van Dijk issues fresh Liverpool response amid criticism after Chelsea defeat

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Liverpool failed to return to the top of the Premier League table as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat to ChelseaVirgil van Dijk has reiterated that Liverpool have to regroup and stick together after suffering their third straight defeat. We have to go through this as one, not only us as players but also the staff and our fans who celebrated being champions, which is something we shouldn't forget."It was a quite open game, of course, in the second half especially.

Both teams trying to go for the win and to concede like that is obviously not a great feeling, especially going into the international break."We got results, definitely; we found a way. But we have to work to get there first."The seven, eight days have been tough for all of us but we are the ones, together with the staff and the fans, who can turn this around.

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