Virgil van Dijk fronted up over the series of errors which led to the concession of Liverpool’s first goal in their 2-2 draw at Brighton
The Dutchman played the ball out from defence to Alexis Mac Allister, who was easily dispossessed by Simon Adingra, and the Seagulls winger took advantage of Alisson Becker’s peculiar positioning to score
The Reds captain was asked about that sequence of events after the game
Van Dijk said:
“Obviously, it is not only him [Mac Allister]. It is me as well. It is a risky ball and we try to play out from the back. These things happen and you get punished. The way we bounced back as a great reaction.”
While Van Dijk seemed not to totally absolve Mac Allister of blame, it’s a sign of his selflessness as captain
In truth, the culpability for Adingra’s goal was collective rather than being down to one individual, with several Liverpool players knowing they could’ve done much more
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