Liverpool: Van Dijk unable to stop Napoli pre-season goal
The Reds won the Champions League last season to claim their first piece of silverware since Jurgen Klopp took over in 2015, and only lost one match in the Premier League.
Klopp’s side, though, have lost three of their last four pre-season friendly matches to Borussia Dortmund, Sevilla and Napoli which has prompted a bit of an outcry from a section of the fans.
Liverpool were especially lacklustre against Napoli as they lost 3-0 and the performance had certain supporters calling for more transfers with the £1.3million signing of Sepp van den Berg currently the team’s only arrival so far this summer.
But Van Dijk is confident the Merseyside club will be better against Manchester City in Sunday’s Community Shield clash.
The Netherlands international insists the team already has good players, like Mohamed Salah, Alisson, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane, who will elevate the bar once they regain full form after playing for their national teams in summer competitions.
The defender also believes there is a lot to be learned from their loss to Napoli as it will help them fix crucial errors in their game.
Van Dijk said: “There’s a reason why we are European champions.
“We have to stay calm, we want to win games, and yeah ok, Napoli was just a little bit better than us, but even there we showed promising football as well.
Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk isn't worried about lack of transfers (Image: GETTY)
“First of all we have good players. That is important.
“But everyone knows the players who are missing are important players for us. That’s a fact.
“It was quite sloppy at times against Napoli, but there’s no concerns from my point of view.
“Our season starts properly next Sunday, so our focus will be on that.
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