Virgil van Dijk sends message to Arsenal after Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City

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Virgil van Dijk after Liverpool’s defeat to Manchester City (Picture: Getty) Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool are ‘not going to give up’ on retaining the title and says they are ‘ready’ for a ‘big fight’ with Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League trophy. Liverpool’s hopes of retaining the title were dealt a further blow as they suffered a humbling 3-0 defeat to Man City on Sunday.

Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Speaking after Liverpool’s fifth defeat in 11 league games, Anfield captain Van Dijk said: ‘It’s about finding consistency and carrying on.

Arne Slot after Liverpool’s defeat to Man City (Picture: Getty) ‘We are not going to give up whatsoever. We got more momentum in possession but out pressing wasn’t good enough.’ Van Dijk was reluctant to comment on Liverpool’s controversial disallowed goal at the Etihad Stadium and said it was up to pundits to ‘debate’ the decision. ‘In football the officials are deciding the key decisions and we have to deal with it on the pitch,’ Van Dijk said. ‘There is no point discussing this from my point of view. ‘The reality is that we lost 3-0 and that is a big blow.