Van Dijk: Liverpool 'gave up' vs City as PSG trip looms
Van Dijk: Liverpool 'gave up' vs City as PSG trip looms
Virgil van Dijk apologizes for Liverpool's 4-0 loss to Manchester City, saying the team 'gave up' and that pressure on Arne Slot grows ahead of PSG clash.
Virgil van Dijk admitted Liverpool ‘gave up’ at moments as they were thrashed 4-0 by Manchester City in the FA Cup, apologising to the fans for a second-half display that has intensified the pressure on manager Arne Slot. “It’s on us,” he said. “The fans were there to support us and I can only apologise to the fans for what we have shown, especially the second half. Mentally it has been a very tough season overall.” He explained that the team came out with good intentions to score and make it 2-1, only for the game to swing decisively, leaving them to recover from a 3-0 deficit. “But also you shouldn’t give up, and that’s maybe what happened at a certain point. Our second half, the intensity we didn’t match, the challenges we didn’t win, it was tough. To lose then 4-0 is tough.”
