Virgil van Dijk expressed regret for Liverpool’s mistakes while taking ownership of Brighton’s goal-scoring miscue in a contest when the hosts should have been reduced to ten men.
The trip to Brighton was a chance for the Reds to bounce back from last week’s events and resume their winning ways, but they were left to rue the goals they let the hosts score.
The captain attempted to pass to Alexis Mac Allister, but the ball went the other way and quickly reached Alisson’s goal, giving Alexis Mac Allister little chance to reclaim control.
Mac Allister is not the only one accountable, of course. Van Dijk acknowledged that he contributed to Sky Sports’ first goal as well.
We attempt to play from the back despite how dangerous the ball is. Sadly, in football, these things can happen, and you will be immediately penalized. He went on to say that our response was excellent.
And so it was that Liverpool won the game thanks to two goals from Mohamed Salah in the space of six minutes in the first half. However, Brighton were in the wrong because according to the rules, Pascal Gross ought to have been sent off for pulling Dominik Szoboszlai back and preventing a clear chance to score goals.
Even while Van Dijk said it was not on his mind constantly, he was “curious” about the fact that Gross had not been booked.
On the field, you are likely to be thinking about this, thus Van Dijk advised caution when speculating whether the player will be dismissed. “I was quite interested in the reason he wasn’t [sent off] or even booked.
