“It was powerful underneath the circumstances so on Monday we got here collectively, but it surely 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 sport. Let’s maintain it that method.”
Liverpool ended their dropping run on Wednesday with an emphatic 5-1 win at German aspect 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 approach to get out of a scenario like that’s to remain collectively, maintain your thoughts on the duty forward, attempt to enhance, maintain the boldness, embrace the second. They’re all issues which can be simpler to say than really do. However if you wish to get out of it, you need to do it,” stated Van Dijk, talking after the win in Germany.
“We dwell in a world now the place there’s at all times noise, at all times one thing to be stated, at all times somebody who is aware of higher. Now we have to remain targeted on ourselves.
“Earlier than my assembly, sure (the temper was low) however after my assembly, everybody was blissful!”
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 downside, whereas Isak was eliminated at half-time with a groin pressure.
The Reds’ subsequent Premier League sport is at Brentford on Saturday at 20:00 BST.
