Virgil Van Dijk confident Liverpool can find 'consistency'

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is confident they can find their best form fast and insists consistency is the key.

A fourth draw in seven Premier League matches left manager Jurgen Klopp admitting confidence is as much of a problem as rhythm and momentum.

Speaking after the 3-3 draw with Brighton, a match in which the Reds came back from 2-0 down to lead, Van Dijk used the word "consistency" in four of his answers to seven questions.

But it will take actions rather than words to turn around a trend which has seen them keep just two clean sheets in 10 matches, with the latest chaotic defensive display clinically exposed by a Seagulls side who had not played for a month and were playing their first match for a new manager.

Liverpool face a crucial two weeks in which they face back-to-back matches with Rangers which will go a long way to deciding their Champions League fate, interspersed with Premier League games against leaders Arsenal and defending champions Manchester City.

Van Dijk is optimistic they will find their feet but after losing more ground in the title race they have to do it soon.

"We've been doing it for four years, five years on a consistent basis and we have to get back to that consistency, all of us. And we have to stick together," he said.

"You have to get in the moment and that consistency is the most difficult part of football.

"You have to do that together, deal with setbacks together and keep doing the same things you want to do.

"It is difficult to react the right way if you are not in the best possible shape, all of us, but I’m confident that we will be.

"Four months ago we were playing for all the titles, now we are not in the best moment – but we will get there."

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