No cause for alarm, Dijk calms teammates after loss to City (Guardian)

Liverpool have no reason to panic after being beaten 2-1 by Premier League title rivals Manchester City, Virgil van Dijk has stressed.

Jurgen Klopp’s side saw their unbeaten start to the top-flight season ended at the Etihad Stadium thanks to goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane.

Liverpool, who had cancelled out Aguero’s opener through Roberto Firmino, would have been 10 points clear at the top of the table with a victory but now hold a comparatively small advantage of four points.

However, Van Dijk sees no reason to be concerned given there are still 17 games left this term. Read more