Virgil van Dijk reaction to Federico Chiesa speaks volumes after role in Wolves winner
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCVirgil van Dijk was furious with Federico Chiesa after Liverpool's 2-1 defeat to Wolves at Molineux saw the Reds miss the chance to climb into fourth position in the Premier LeagueVirgil van Dijk was annoyed at the final whistle(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)Virgil van Dijk expressed his frustration towards Federico Chiesa following Wolves' decisive goal at Molineux. However, Andre set off jubilant celebrations amongst the fans with a winner in the 94th minute.Liverpool captain Van Dijk was left seething after the late blow and shouted at Chiesa, clearly dissatisfied with the Italian's performance.
Alisson had aimed a pass at the winger, but when the two failed to link up, Chiesa did not chase back to recover the ball.READ MORE: Steven Gerrard demands Arne Slot makes one change to Liverpool starting XIREAD MORE: Liverpool player ratings, winners and losers vs Wolves as Mohamed Salah scores but 3 really poorAndre's shot then ricocheted past the Brazilian and into the goal. Speaking on TNT Sports, he said: "The Liverpool players from the goalkeeper's mistake - it's not the greatest clearance from Alisson - but I just thought they were slow to react in midfield as well,"."You know, Wolves are jumping on the first ball, picking up the second ball.
It's a poor goal from a Liverpool point of view to concede, and it's another late one. It's happened too many times that they're conceding these late goals."I just think the speed of the reaction from the poor clearance - I'm sure Alisson will want to own up to it - but the reaction's just too slow."Federico Chiesa looks dejected after Andre scored(Image: Dan Istitene/Getty Images)However, ex-Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock pointed the finger elsewhere, suggesting Curtis Jones was at fault for the pass to Alisson.On BBC Radio 5 Live, Warnock explained: "It was a mistake from Curtis Jones - he plays a ball into Alisson and Alisson's never going to get any purchase on it,"."Andre looked heavy in the last five or so minutes but he takes a shot and it takes a wicked deflection to loop over Alisson."Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Virgil Van DijkFederico ChiesaLiverpool FC