The Belgian made a string of fine stops in the second half to keep the Reds at bay and earn his side a point. Van Dijk added: "We should have won, could have won but the reality is we take a point at a difficult ground, a difficult evening, in terms of the toughness of the game.

New Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes will look at both conventional and outside-the-box options to replace Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold

Virgil van Dijk has laughed off suggestions Liverpool find themselves in the midst of a "crisis". The Reds enjoyed a dominant start to life under new manager Arne Slot but have endured a clear downturn in form in recent weeks.