Virgil van Dijk slams ‘ridiculous’ Liverpool criticism as Reds return to winning ways vs Aston Villa

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“What I've noticed over the last few weeks is that there's a lot of noise that you have no control over, and we have to deal with that as a team. “We are not going out on the pitch to lose games or leave fans disappointed.

We want to work our socks off and win games. But it's not a guarantee.

“We have to stay away from that and focus on the hard work we are doing. Now it sounds like we're going to be in a relegation battle - that's how it works in the world.” Liverpool’s victory over Villa means it moves up to third place in the table, although that could change if Sunderland or Manchester City win on Sunday.