Manchester City defeat is no reason to panic, says van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk says that Liverpool are not going to panic after slipping to a 2-1 defeat at the Etihad on Thursday.

The Reds had been unbeaten until their trip to Manchester and while Pep Guardiola’s men will take great confidence from their win over the current league leaders, van Dijk says Liverpool are not worried.

A four point buffer between Liverpool and City isn’t a lot in the grand scheme of things but Klopp has instilled a great belief in his players this season that should shine through over the next couple weeks.

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“We knew it was going to be a very tough season and there will be ups and downs and Thursday was obviously a down,” said the Netherlands international.

“You just have to keep going and bounce back and that is something we are definitely going to do. “It was an intense game for both teams. They won and we are very disappointed but we will focus on recovering and making sure we are ready for the next game.

“We are disappointed we lost but there is no reason for panic. For us it was just another important Premier League game. Unfortunately, we lost and couldn’t get a result.

“Fair play to City and congratulations to them but we just have to keep going.”

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