Liverpool players largely opted against posting on social media after the defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in their League Cup semi-final first leg, but not Virgil van Dijk
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has acknowledged that the team have work to do after being beaten by Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final. The Reds lost in north London courtesy of a late Lucas Bergvall goal.
Despite the teenage midfielder being fortunate to still be on the pitch by that stage of the game, Liverpool were inches from conceding minutes earlier when their former striker Dominic Solanke was narrowly offside when firing past Alisson. The team have kept just one clean sheet in their last eight domestic matches.
At the other end, they failed to score for only the second time all season. The other occasion was their only previous defeat, against Nottingham Forest.
Van Dijk was the only Reds player to post on social media after their defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. "We got work to do!" the club captain posted on Instagram.
While none of them shared anything on their accounts, Alexis Mac Allister, Caoimhin Kelleher, Conor Bradley, Kostas Tsimikas and Watarau Endo liked the post. Championship loanees Lewis Koumas and Kaide Gordon, plus even ex-skipper Jordan Henderson also did.
The current wearer of the captain's armband also shared a photo of him applauding the away fans after the match on his Instagram story with the caption: "Thanks to all of you making the trip down to London!" He also added a red heart emoji to the end of that message. The Reds had an allocation of 5,800 for the away end.
During interviews after the match, Van Dijk acknowledged to the club's website: "I'm not sure we were a level or two [below our best], but obviously, at times, I think we could have done better. But that's part of football as well: you try to play your best game ever, every one of us."