Liverpool Captain Van Dijk Comments on Draw and Referee’s Conduct

Following today’s draw, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk provided his post-match comments to Sky Sports, remarking: “A great comeback is very positive. It’s disappointing having 10 men but we showed fight, kept trying to create chances. Could have been more but we take the point and move on.” When asked about the team’s necessary actions while losing, van Dijk responded: “Stay calm. It’s easier to say than do it. It was always going to be tough against them. We saw it last year and last week against Arsenal. We had to turn it around and keep fighting. We tried.” Addressing the red card incident, the Liverpool captain stated: “I had conversations with the players of Fulham and we felt like the referee was nervous. He couldn’t properly communicate with Robertson I felt. We can’t put the blame on the referee. We all speak about protecting the referee but I couldn’t speak to him. It shouldn’t be a big thing because he isn’t why we dropped points.” Concluding his remarks, van Dijk added: “It is what it is. We take the points, recover quickly and be ready for the game on Wednesday.”