The Liverpool captain felt he was fouled.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk felt he was impeded within the build-up to Bournemouth‘s winner within the Reds’ dramatic 3-2 defeat on the Vitality Stadium.
Arne Slot’s males noticed their 13-game unbeaten run ended as Amine Adli struck within the ninety fifth minute to clinch the factors, scrambling house on the second try following an extended throw after initially being denied by Alisson.
Adli’s decisive strike got here after Liverpool had erased a 2-0 Bournemouth lead, which the Cherries constructed with two targets within the area of seven minutes within the first half, Evanilson’s Twenty sixth-minute opener adopted up by a superb end from Alex Jimenez.
Van Dijk, at fault for each of these targets, pulled one again with a header earlier than half-time, and one other glorious free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai restored parity 10 minutes from the tip of regular time.
However Bournemouth completed the stronger of the 2 sides and have been rewarded with three factors that moved them 10 points clear of the relegation zone.
Van Dijk: I felt I used to be blocked
Van Dijk, although, indicated Adli’s purpose ought to have been chalked off. The Netherlands worldwide felt he was unfairly blocked as Liverpool did not cope with James Hill’s lengthy throw, although replays confirmed he was inadvertently tripped by Curtis Jones because the midfielder tussled with a Bournemouth participant.
Talking to Sky Sports activities, Van Dijk stated: “What I felt on that pitch is that I used to be blocked, however the referee and VAR didn’t give it. I can stand right here and say it shouldn’t have been given, but it surely was, so it’s what it’s.”
Van Dijk’s incapacity to cope with Marcos Senesi’s lengthy ball ahead led to Bournemouth’s first purpose, earlier than he performed Jimenez onside for the second.
Requested about that seven-minute spell, Van Dijk added: “The primary purpose was a tough one to guage, the wind was very tough so it was tough. To concede that means isn’t a difficulty but it surely’s not good.
“To concede two targets in a brief interval just isn’t good in any respect. The purpose for us at half-time was actually essential for momentum within the second half.
“Ultimately, that throw in value us.”
Time runs out for Liverpool
Adli’s strike proved the final kick of the sport, condemning Liverpool to a defeat which means Manchester United, Chelsea and Newcastle United all have the prospect to leapfrog them within the race to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League with victories on Sunday.
Slot felt extra time ought to have been added on on the finish of the sport, and he made that time to the officers following its conclusion.
“I feel to start with we’ve to take a look at ourselves,” Slot informed Sky Sports activities.
“It was extra open. Each groups have been attempting to attain a purpose. They’d higher alternatives than us within the final 10 minutes, after which, in the long run, there was an extended throw-in they usually scored a purpose.
“For me, 4 minutes of added time was not sufficient however in the long run that didn’t matter as a result of they scored. Though then we might’ve perhaps had two or three minutes, however this sport shouldn’t have had 4 minutes of additional time. There was already a free-kick that took two or three minutes, there was VAR moments, there was substitutions. That’s what I stated to them, that 4 minutes wasn’t sufficient.
“We have been right down to 10 males after which they scored their second and that was the one couple of minutes bar from the final 10 minutes that we had some issues. However the end result was one other loss.”
