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Manchester City beat Liverpool 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday to close the gap on leaders Arsenal
19:05, 09 Nov 2025Updated 19:36, 09 Nov 2025
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said there was no point in getting embroiled in the debate around his chalked off goal in the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City.
The Blues were leading 1-0 thanks to Erling Haaland's header when van Dijk thought he had levelled the contest with a header from a corner only for the offside flag to go up against Andy Robertson who ducked in front of Gianluigi Donnarumma.
VAR checked the decision and agreed with the on-field officials and the goal was ruled out. City then scored a second before the break through Nico Gonzalez and Jeremy Doku capped a fabulous individual performance with a wonderful third to seal the points.
Speaking after the game, van Dijk said: "In football the officials are deciding the key decisions and we have to deal with it on the pitch. There is no point discussing this from my point of view. The reality is that we lost 3-0 and that is a big blow.
"It doesn't matter what I say [about the goal] because anything I say will be in the media and the whole international break will be about my comment on the decision. I just focus on the fact we lost. You guys can debate if it should have stood.
"The first half was difficult and they were much more comfortable on the ball and it was difficult for our guys to put pressure on them. I don't think there was a lot of danger, but Doku had a good game and it was difficult for Conor [Bradley] in the one on one at times. I don't think we were much in trouble but we could have done better.
"We had to dig deep in the second half. We got more momentum in possession but out pressing wasn't good enough.
"It's about finding consistency and carrying on. Now we go to our countries, stay fit and be ready for a big run after. We are not going to give up whatsoever. We are in November and we are ready for a long season and a big fight."
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