The defender of Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, has not accepted the accusations of the legend of United, Roy Keane, who accused the Dutchman of being arrogant with his comments, at the end of the challenge between Liverpool and Manchester United in the championship. After the match, which ended 0-0, Van Dijk said that "there was only one team on the field trying to win the match." Meanwhile, the former midfielder of Manchester United, Roy Keane, said that the defender was speaking arrogantly.
However, Virgil van Dijk has tweeted again, to further clarify the situation and his comments. The Liverpool captain said:
"I like Roy Keane, if he said it, that's not a problem. He is a Manchester United supporter and I understand why he reacted that way, but I felt what I said and I think there is absolutely no arrogance in those words. All those who watched the game probably felt the same way."
Van Dijk added:
"Now we look forward. We had the chance and we couldn't score and that's the frustrating part. Maybe in some cases we tried to force things and we could have made better decisions, but it was difficult to beat their defense. You push, and you keep pushing forward, but it was one of those days where we couldn't find the right decision to score a goal...That's football."
Meanwhile, coach Jurgen Klopp also expressed confidence in his team's dominance in the challenge at Anfield. The German said that Liverpool were more dominant in this challenge, even than in their 7-0 victory over United last season. Now "The Reds" lost the chance to return to the top of the Premier League ranking, as the first place belongs to Arsenal at the moment.
