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Liverpool defender Van Dijk: My Alisson wind-up after Man Utd win

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk admits he enjoyed a dig at Alisson after victory over Manchester United.

Such is the strength of spirit in the dressing room, Van Dijk felt comfortable jokingly admonishing the Brazil international afterwards.

"I said to him "We have no clean sheet because of you!" No, I made a joke out of it. He's been fantastic for us," he said.

"It happens, everyone makes mistakes. Maybe I didn't react as well as maybe I could have. It happens sometimes.

"It's how we react and he did brilliantly in the second half. He didn't get nervous. We had to all bounce back and we did. I said to him, 'Just keep going, keep your head up and we'll be fine.'"

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