LONDON — Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk never hides during the tough times on and off the pitch and he was honest and spiky as he spoke with reporters outside Stamford Bridge following their last-gasp defeat at Chelsea on Saturday which condemned them to three defeats in a week.

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That is the first time Arne Slot has lost three games in a row in his managerial career, and Liverpool are in a tough moment as their forwards are struggling for form, new signings are taking time to settle, they’re lacking control in midfield and have been extremely disorganized defensively.

Van Dijk was asked by Pro Soccer Talk how important it is for Liverpool to not get carried away with this poor run of results, as they’v

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