Anything can happen” - Virgil van Dijk refuses to concede defeat in Premier League title race and admits Liverpool need to focus on themselves
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has revealed anything can happen in the title race after the Reds fell six points behind Manchester City.
Jürgen Klopp’s side created enough chances to beat Leicester City, but could not breach Kasper Schmeichel’s goal as Leicester won 1-0 at home. The Reds also missed a penalty in the first half and were denied by a couple of brilliant Schmeichel saves.
Victory at the King Power Stadium meant Leicester avenged their Carabao Cup quarter-final defeat against the Reds.
It was Liverpool’s second defeat this season and left them level on points with Chelsea in the league table. Van Dijk, however, tried to focus on the positives and said there were a lot of games left to close the gap on Manchester City: