Virgil van Dijk has named two things Liverpool did wrong as Everton won their first home derby in 13 years.
Goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin dealt a major blow to Liverpool's title hopes as the hosts eased their relegation fears with a 2-0 win. Van Dijk, 32, looked a shell of his normal self as the big centre-back was bullied by The Toffees' attackers.
And, speaking after the game, the Dutchman has named two things that Jurgen Klopp's side did wrong. Speaking on Sky Sports, Van Dijk said: "Listen, [I'm] very disappointed in so many ways.
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"And I think everyone has to look at themselves in the mirror and look at their performances and if they really gave everything and do they really want to win the league.
"We are still fighting and still have games after tonight, but if we play like we did overall in the game like today, not winning challenges and giving the ref an opportunity to give free-kicks like he did many times, we have no chance to win the title.
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"It’s a tough one and obviously we have to do much better against a side who is fighting against relegation. We have to focus on the 12:30 kick-off again."
Everton's win has all but ended Klopp's title dreams before he rides off into the sunset at the end of the season. The Reds are still second, but they're three points behind Arsenal and one point ahead of City, who have two games in hand.
Van Dijk added: "I think anyone at the start of the season would not have thought we were competing for the title, but listen, I don’t care what anyone said at the start of the season. We are here now and we all have to do much better."
