Virgil van Dijk has called for Liverpool players and fans to go through the tough times ‘together as one’ and asked them not to forget they are champions after the Reds lost three games on the bounce this week.
The captain was speaking after another bruising defeat at Chelsea that came after disappointing losses at Crystal Palace and Galatasaray. But Van Dijk insists it was always going to be a difficult season after the tragic loss of team-mate Diogo Jota in early July.
Asked how hard the defeat was to take, he said: ‘Very tough.