Liverpool must improve on 'unacceptable' season, says Van Dijk
AFP | Liverpool
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Virgil van Dijk said Liverpool "need to show a reaction" from a bitterly disappointing season that cost Arne Slot his job as manager, but called for patience with new boss Andoni Iraola.
The Reds needed a 99th-minute equaliser from the penalty spot by Dominik Szoboszlai to rescue a 2-2 draw at Newcastle on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.
Slot guided Liverpool to glory and a 20th league title in his debut campaign in 2024/25, but paid the price for finishing fifth last season when he was dismissed in May.
Many of the same flaws were in evidence in Iraola's first outing at St James' Park as Newcastle sliced open the Liverpool defence on the counter-attack.
But they twice came from behind to avoid a losing start to the new season.
"It's absolutely normal in any type of profession, work, whatever you do, if you come in new and you have new plans and new ideas, then it takes a bit of time with new players," said Van Dijk.
"It's down to us to do it as soon as we can, as soon as possible, because we want to improve, we want to win, we want to be better. That's what we are going to try to do."
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