Van Dijk: There is a big gap with Manchester City, but in the world of football we have no reason to give up

Livestream on January 3 – Chelsea drew 2-2 with Liverpool in a Premier League match in the early hours of this morning. After the match, Liverpool centre-back Van Dijk was interviewed by the BBC.

Van Dijk said: "It was a fierce game, from start to finish. The quality of the whole game was high and the opponents were excellent. We didn't want to concede a goal at all, their first goal was a wonderful long-range shot, you can't say too much, I have to give Kovacic a thumbs up. ”

"We have to go deep into the defence, especially in the second half, where they have possession. Mendy also played a fantastic game. For both sides, I think maybe a draw is a reasonable outcome. Salah is a fantastic footballer and we obviously miss him now, but I hope he has all the best for the Africa Cup of Nations, as are Mane and Keita. ”

"As for the gap to the top of the table, nothing is impossible, that's football, anything can happen and we have no reason to give up. In this game, we conceded two goals in a row at halftime and you had to give them a thumbs up for their goals. The first goal gave them motivation and they scored the second goal. ”

"We're trying to stabilize. It was a good game for the fans, but we came here to get three points but in the end we didn't get it. They're an amazing team, and so are we. I feel like we're being pressured at times, but as a team we defended well and didn't give them much of a chance. I've always had the feeling that we could turn the score into 3-2, but it didn't happen. ”

Regarding goalkeeper Kelleher, Van Dijk said: "I'm a big fan of his, he's a fantastic goalkeeper, in my opinion he's learning from the best alisson, he's a strong presence, he's confident in the ball – we need him now. ”

On the title race, Van Dijk said: "Manchester City are already at the top of that table, but anything can still happen, we focus on our performance, we just need to get good results, play good football, win games. ”

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