The elite mindset of Virgil van Dijk was evident in a single remark that he made after Liverpool’s 3-0 win over Manchester United immediately.
The Reds rocked up at Previous Trafford and placed on a present for the travelling Kopites, easing to victory over their arch-rivals with an impressive efficiency.
Nevertheless, the perfectionist Dutchman was a tad disenchanted after the match that the successful margin wasn’t even better, contemplating what number of alternatives his group created this afternoon.
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As per Fabrizio Romano, when a reporter put it to him that Liverpool ‘might have received 5-0 or 6-0’, Van Dijk candidly replied: “We must always have”.
The captain added: “We dominated and will have scored extra, however sure, successful 3-0 is an enormous enchancment [from last season].”
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Though the Reds had an early Trent Alexander-Arnold aim dominated out for an offside within the build-up, and Dominik Szoboszlai spurned an inviting alternative to attain within the second half, Liverpool really overperformed on their xG tally of 1.73 immediately (Sofascore).
Given the measure of dominance that we had over United after half-time particularly, maybe that much-discussed metric didn’t fairly replicate how this match performed out, with the house facet by no means actually laying a glove on the rampant guests.
It speaks to Van Dijk’s mentality that, while glad to have claimed victory, he was adamant that the ultimate rating ought to’ve been much more emphatic.
There’s at all times scope for enchancment in soccer, even for the very best groups on the earth, however Liverpool followers actually received’t be claiming tonight after a powerful received over our arch-rivals, who someway held us to 2 attracts within the Premier League final season however had no reply to the Arne Slot machine immediately!
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