Trent Alexander Arnold's stunning free-kick equalised Becker's own goal before half-time at London Stadium. Pablo Funars and Kurt Zuma's quick shots led the host 3-1 in the 74th minute and although Divak Origi trailed by a goal with a beautiful result, the Reds' 25-game unbeaten run ended. After the game, Van Dijk was interviewed by Sky Sports. Keep reading to get the full transcript
It's an appropriate knock. We have to pick ourselves up and make sure we are ready after the international competition. It was a fierce game and I don't think there was anything wrong with the first half. We played well, I think we played well for a while. We tried to find space between their defences and obviously their defence was good. We have to be patient and score the average points we deserve, and in my opinion we may have been a little too reckless in the second half. What we want is a 2-1 score that's a bit too high. It was clear that they bet on the counter-attack, leaving the players behind, which was clearly an advantage for them, and then it was a very open game.
No. Obviously, it's good that we want to score 2-1 goals, but sometimes you need to be calmer, be more patient, keep the ball a little longer and let them run a little faster. I think that's what happened after halftime. This is my reflection. It's hard to say, but overall, we were very disappointed to lose it, of course. But that's the way it is.
Obviously you can't do that because the striker is standing right next to him, so you obviously can't push him away because they might give him a penalty, so it depends on whether the officials foul or not. It could be a foul, but what can you do after the game? You can't change it, I said, we still have the whole race to come back.
Obviously, we're only focused on the next game, but it's an international game now. Everyone has to leave, so make sure you recover well, play well, play for your country and recover fresh, fit and clear-headed in a tough game against Arsenal. That's the only thing we can do.