“It was powerful underneath the circumstances so on Monday we got here collectively, however it wasn’t a disaster assembly. Everyone knows how issues can change. We’re solely in October.
“Clearly, we additionally had a correct debrief with the supervisor however we additionally had a separate one as gamers. I needed to say some issues. It is not one thing I do after each recreation. Let’s preserve it that method.”
Liverpool ended their shedding run on Wednesday with an emphatic 5-1 win at German facet Eintracht Frankfurt within the Champions League.
Mohamed Salah was dropped from Arne Slot’s beginning line-up, as Hugo Ekitike, Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai and Cody Gakpo scored in Liverpool’s first victory in a month.
“The one strategy to get out of a scenario like that’s to remain collectively, preserve your thoughts on the duty forward, attempt to enhance, preserve the boldness, embrace the second. They’re all issues which are simpler to say than really do. However if you wish to get out of it, you must do it,” mentioned Van Dijk, talking after the win in Germany.
“We stay in a world now the place there may be all the time noise, all the time one thing to be mentioned, all the time somebody who is aware of higher. We now have to remain centered on ourselves.
“Earlier than my assembly, sure (the temper was low) however after my assembly, everybody was pleased!”
Liverpool’s victory was marred by accidents to defender Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak.
Netherlands worldwide Frimpong was substituted within the first half with a hamstring drawback, whereas Isak was eliminated at half-time with a groin pressure.
The Reds’ subsequent Premier League recreation is at Brentford on Saturday at 20:00 BST.
