Virgil van Dijk, the defender, was criticized by Manchester United great Roy Keane for saying that only Liverpool “tried to win the game” on Sunday.

Consequently, what happened?

In a pivotal Premier League match at Anfield on Sunday, United held high-flying Liverpool to a scoreless draw. Despite being the more powerful team, the Reds were unable to break through the Red Devils’ defense once during the course of the ninety minutes.

Following the match, Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk said to reporters, “Unfortunately, only one team was able to win the game.” They were trying to damage us on the counter, but we were better in every way, and now they’re excited about something.”

THOUGHS OF ROY KEANE

Club veteran Roy Keane responded on Sky Sports to the Liverpool defender’s statement on United’s intentions, saying, “There’s a lot of hubris coming out of him, dissing Manchester United like that. Reminding him that he plays for a team that has only won one championship in thirty-odd years is necessary.

“One team showed up to play, he added, and Manchester United was in high spirits. Yes, I have visited Anfield on numerous occasions with Manchester United when Liverpool was struggling and pleased with a draw. In the end, the scoreline is the most significant statistic. Liverpool missed opportunities to score. They are to blame for that.”

THE LARGER IMAGE

Premier League leaders Jurgen Klopp’s team led the league going into the match, but Arsenal took the lead back after Sunday’s draw. In contrast, Erik ten Hag’s team experienced some relief following consecutive home losses to Bayern Munich and Bournemouth.