Arne Slot described the loss as the worst of his Liverpool tenure so far.<\/p>\n
Virgil van Dijk, meanwhile, delivered a heartfelt message to \u201cthe people who were celebrating with us last year\u201d after Liverpool\u2019s title defence suffered another major setback on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
It was a night to forget for the Reds as they fell 3-2 to Brentford, with goals from Dango Ouattara, Kevin Schade and Igor Thiago handing Liverpool their fourth consecutive Premier League defeat.<\/p>\n
The result leaves Arne Slot\u2019s side in seventh place, four points adrift of league leaders Arsenal, and trailing Bournemouth, Manchester United, and newly-promoted Sunderland, who have surged into second.<\/p>\n
Speaking after the game, a visibly frustrated Slot admitted the performance ranked among his worst since taking charge.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I think it is up there,\u201d he said when asked if it was his most disappointing result. \u201cNormally when we\u2019re 1-0 or 2-0 down, we show something \u2014 but after we went 1-0 down today, that was the only moment I really liked. We didn\u2019t do the basics right. Credit to Brentford \u2014 they won their duels, they fought for every second ball, and the energy in the stadium helped them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Captain Virgil van Dijk also shared his disappointment, acknowledging that Liverpool\u2019s recent defensive issues have been a collective problem rather than an individual one.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to say,\u201d the Dutchman told TNT Sports. \u201cThe truth is we haven\u2019t kept a clean sheet in nine games. It\u2019s easy to blame one player or the back line, but it\u2019s a team issue. Everyone has to look in the mirror \u2014 including myself. We\u2019ve spoken about it and we\u2019ll work hard to fix it. We won\u2019t get out of this just by talking.\u201d<\/p>\n
He continued: \u201cWe\u2019re trying to improve every day in training. It\u2019s tough right now, but we need each other \u2014 we need the fans who celebrated with us last season to stick with us now even more. I\u2019m confident we\u2019ll turn it around because we have the quality both in attack and defence. The goal now is simple: to get back to winning ways \u2014 and keep a clean sheet.\u201d<\/p>\n
Virgil van Dijk: \u201cThe fans who were celebrating with us last season should stand by us now.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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