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Liverpool star van Dijk: Napoli loss no cause for panic

Virgil van Dijk has called for calm after Liverpool's loss to Napoli in the Champions League.

Van Dijk made a rare mistake for Napoli to make it 2-0 through Fernando Llorente in the dying stages of Tuesday's clash at the San Paolo Stadium.

But the Dutchman insists the result will not have a far-reaching impact on the Reds.

"I don't know if it's a wake-up call," the defender said of defeat in Naples.

"Both sides were full in the game and thought it was going to be a draw. Obviously the penalty changed it all and we're going home with no points but it shouldn't be a wake-up call.

"We've been performing since the start of the season outstanding so there's no reason for panic.

"The majority in the game we played well, we put them under pressure and we created opportunities on the break.

"There's a lot of positive things apart from the result. We have to try to win our other games and we now focus on Chelsea."

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