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Van Dijk: Nothing wrong with Liverpool defending

Virgil van Dijk has dismissed criticism of Liverpool's defending.

Jurgen Klopp's side are yet to keep a clean sheet this term.

But when asked if the defence are playing higher up the pitch, Van Dijk told The Times: “In certain situations it looks like it [a high line] but I don't think we're doing things differently.

"There were certain goals disallowed and it looks then that we're not defending pretty well."

Van Dijk also denied that the use of VAR had made any difference, adding: “No, no! It's nothing to do with VAR.

"The new rule is we have to play on until the whistle, and sometimes it looks a bit chaotic, especially when we have a high line, and the player is offside and we still play on."

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