Liverpool only lost their second game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur, but their camp felt disadvantaged after matchwinner Lucas Bergvall escaped a second yellow card just moments before his decisive goal. Speaking afterwards, Virgil van Dijk, ranked at No.1 in FourFourTwo's list of the best centre-backs in the world right now, conceded Liverpool were not at their best, but said the defeat could have been avoided if the referee had made a different decision.
“I think it was unnecessary,” said Van Dijk about the manner in which his team lost. “I think the goal we conceded, that’s the disappointing part.”
But the Liverpool captain admitted his team wasn’t on the same level as they have been for most of the season.
