After the captain of the English club Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, on Sunday, criticized his rival Manchester United’s goalkeeper for “wasting time” during the two teams’ match that ended in a goalless draw, the Red Devils legend, Roy Keane, came out to attack the Dutch defender, accusing him of “arrogance.” .
Following the negative summit in the English Premier League at Anfield Road in Liverpool, Van Dijk said in press statements that his team “had the upper hand” in the match… and it seemed that only one team wanted to win.”
The Dutch player turned his attack towards United’s goalkeeper, Andre Onana, saying that because of him, the two teams played the match for only “half an hour,” in reference to wasting time.
Liverpool lost two points in the English Premier League race, giving up the lead and falling behind by one point behind Arsenal, which won by two goals over Brighton and rose to first place.
Liverpool dominated the match, shooting 34 times and getting 12 corner kicks, while Manchester United remained defensive throughout the entire match, according to the British Sky News network.
Van Dijk said: “Only one team tried to win the match. Unfortunately, it was unable to do so. We want to win all matches, especially against a team like them.”
He added: “There is a feeling of frustration, because we excelled in all aspects, while they only played in the hope of hurting us with a counterattack. In the end, they scored a point, and we are disappointed to get one point.”
TalkSPORT reported that the Liverpool captain spoke to the United goalkeeper after the match, and told him: “Because of you, we only played a half-hour match.”
The Liverpool player’s statements prompted a response from former Manchester United captain and legend, Roy Keane, who told Sky News that these statements “carry a lot of arrogance, and he insults Manchester United in this way.”
He continued: “He must remember that he is playing for a club that has won one league title in 30 years. Manchester is in a difficult position, just like Liverpool was in for many years.”
It is noteworthy that United played the match in the absence of 11 players, most of them due to injury, namely Frenchman Anthony Martial, Dutchman Terrell Malasia, Brazilian Casemiro, Argentine Lisandro Martinez, Danish Christian Eriksen, Mason Mount, Ivory Coast player Amad Diallo, and Swedish Victor Lindelof, while Portuguese captain Borno Fernandes was absent due to suspension.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp said after the match: “We were supposed to score, and there were opportunities that we did not succeed in exploiting. We were in a hurry on many occasions, and everyone saw that we wanted to win.”
He added, “They defended better, and when a team defends like this, it is difficult to score. If we had scored, the course of the match would have changed, but since we did not score, things remained as they were and nothing changed.”
On the other hand, United’s Dutch coach, Eric Ten Hag, said: “I think the performance was very good on our part. The game plan went well, and the players were great, and they stuck together and fought together.”
Thus, Liverpool reached its 38th point, in second place behind leaders Arsenal with 39 points, and in third place is Aston Villa with the same score as Liverpool, followed by defending champion Manchester City with 34 points.
2023-12-18 05:00:52
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