'I made the wrong decision – Virgil van Dijk takes 'full responsibility' for error against Arsenal | JOF044I | 2024-02-06 16:08:01
Virgil van Dijk has taken full duty for the calamitous error involving him and Alisson Becker in Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal.
Arsenal sealed a 3-1 win on Sunday evening to scale back Liverpool's lead at the summit of the Premier League to two factors.
After Bukayo Saka's opener, the Gunners handed the visitors an equaliser simply earlier than half-time with an own objective from Gabriel following a mix-up involving William Saliba and David Raya.
Arsenal restored the lead in the second-half nevertheless with Alisson and van Dijk at fault. Each gamers failed to deal with a ball over the top with van Dijk allowing it to bounce, trying to get his physique throughout to dam Gabriel Martinelli.
The Arsenal forward found area between van Dijk and Alisson, free to faucet residence into an empty internet.
Club captain van Dijk advised Sky Sports the the second 'harm', admitting he made the fallacious determination not to immediately clear the ball.
'It was a troublesome day,' he stated. 'The [goal for] 2-1, I take full duty for that, I ought to be have accomplished better and made a better choice and it hurts. Particularly for me however the remainder of the group. It was an enormous turning point.
'We have been having opportunities, we have been dominant, the environment [at the Emirates] was a bit nervous.
'We have been dominant in the second half till that turning level. I should simply attempt clear it but I made the flawed the choice, This stuff don't happen too typically however I'll recuperate and I will take duty.
'I'm not on the lookout for excuses. It's cut up second selections you make, I chose to let the ball bounce and put my body in the best way. Things occur. However I'll attempt to ensure it never occurs again.'
Former Liverpool defender labelled the incident 'schoolboy stuff' from the league leaders.
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'Van Dijk has simply received to header it, don't let it bounce,' Carragher stated. It's schoolboy stuff.
'Sure, he [Martinelli] nudges him into the goalkeeper which places Alisson off but Martintelli is properly in his proper to try this.
'That is something you study on the backside degree. Just cope with it. They have been implausible for Liverpool however that was a howler.'
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