Virgil van Dijk has admitted that Liverpool found it 'tough' against Newcastle United last week - even if the defender felt his side 'silenced' the crowd at times.
Liverpool ran out 1-0 winners at Liverpool on Saturday thanks to a 19th-minute strike from Naby Keita as the Reds stayed in the hunt for an unprecedented quadruple. Jurgen Klopp's side had a host of chances to score that killer second - Sadio Mane and DIogo Jota both spurned decent opportunities - but ultimately one goal was enough.
Aspects of the game showed how far Newcastle had come defensively, but this fixture was also a reminder of how far the Magpies have to go to close the gap on Europe's elite. Newcastle failed to win a single corner and the closest the hosts came to scoring was when Alisson made a comfortable save to keep out a Bruno Guimaraes effort from distance late on.
