Central defender Virgil van Dijk declared that Liverpool were superior in every aspect against Manchester United in the 0-0 draw. Man United legend Roy Keane responded, saying that the Dutch player was too arrogant to make such a comment.
Being rated higher than Man United and playing at the “Holy Land” of Anfield, Liverpool unexpectedly let the visitors from Manchester draw with a score of 0-0. Liverpool dominated the ball control rate and launched 34 shots. The certainty of Onana and the Man United defenders helped them stand firm throughout the match. This result caused Liverpool to drop to 2nd place, 1 point behind Arsenal and was leveled by Aston Villa.
When interviewed after the match, Van Dijk said Liverpool did everything they could to win. He said: “There was only one team trying to win this match. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. We want to win every match, especially against a team like them. It’s frustrating when We were superior in every way and they were just hoping to beat us on the counter-attack. They impressed with a point, but we were extremely disappointed with the draw.
Man United were not in good form, they didn’t worry us too much, we should have won today. But there are still many big matches ahead and we need to forget this match.”
Roy Keane was upset by Van Dijk’s comments. The former Man United captain said: “Van Dijk is very arrogant to criticize like that. He needs to be reminded that he is playing for a club that has only won 1 Premier League title in more than 30 years.
Man United is facing many difficulties, just like Liverpool many years ago. So maybe that arrogance backfired on him today.
He said Man United appeared happy with the draw and only one team played football today. Yes, I’ve been to Anfield many times before with Man United when Liverpool were struggling and Liverpool could only be satisfied with a draw.
The most important thing is the score. Liverpool had a lot of opportunities but they couldn’t take advantage of them. It’s their own fault.”