Virgil van Dijk impressed with Liverpool display after bouncing back in Milan

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk welcomed the players’ response after they bounced back from a shock defeat to Nottingham Forest to beat AC Milan in the San Siro.

The Netherlands international was pleased there was no repeat of Saturday’s performance when he felt they were “running around looking like we have absolutely no plan”.

Instead they enjoyed an ideal Champions League away day, made more impressive as they reacted calmly to conceding in the third minute and did not try to force their way back into the game, sticking to head coach Arne Slot’s principles as they won 3-1 to quieten the weekend’s criticism.

Asked if it was the perfect response, Van Dijk said: “No, not after three minutes. But after three minutes I think it was very good in so many ways.

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