25 apr 2024 om 10:08
Jürgen Klopp and Virgil van Dijk were tough for Liverpool on Wednesday evening after the 2-0 defeat in the Merseyside derby against Everton. Due to the painful loss, ‘The Reds’ fell behind in the thrilling title battle in the Premier League.
“We need a crisis at Manchester City and Arsenal, and we have to start winning again,” said Klopp, who with Liverpool is now three points behind leader Arsenal. Liverpool has one point more than number three Manchester City, but manager Pep Guardiola’s team still has two matches in hand.
“I’m disappointed in a lot of things, but in the end we just weren’t good enough. I think that’s annoying for the fans and I can only say sorry for that,” Klopp said. The coach was disappointed that Everton scored twice from a standard situation, while he had still trained for it with his team.
Klopp, who may be succeeded at Liverpool by Feyenoord coach Arne Slot, seems to have to settle for one national title in his almost nine years at Liverpool due to the loss. The club has also been eliminated from the Europa League and FA Cup in recent weeks.
‘Do we want to win this competition?’
Van Dijk was also in sackcloth after the match. “This is deeply disappointing in several ways,” the captain said Sky Sports. “Everyone has to look in the mirror and ask themselves whether they have given everything. Do we even want to win this competition?” Van Dijk asked cynically.
“We cannot end the season this way. It is in danger of going out like a night candle. We were simply not good enough and we can do much better than this. Things have to be different in the coming matches.”
Liverpool visits West Ham United on Saturday. Klopp and Van Dijk’s team will then play against Tottenham Hotspur (home), Aston Villa (away) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (home).
