{"id":147679,"date":"2024-02-05T13:10:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:10:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/virgil-van-dijk-makes-admission-over-huge-error-in-defeat-to-arsenal\/"},"modified":"2024-02-05T13:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T13:10:36","slug":"virgil-van-dijk-makes-admission-over-huge-error-in-defeat-to-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/02\/05\/virgil-van-dijk-makes-admission-over-huge-error-in-defeat-to-arsenal\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgil van Dijk makes admission over huge error in defeat to Arsenal \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Virgil van Dijk has taken responsibility for the comedy of errors that led to Arsenal\u2019s second goal in their 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Sunday.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having been hammered in the first half, Liverpool battled their way back into the game in the early stages of the second half, but one long ball up to Gabriel Martinelli with 25 minutes to go ultimately changed proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The awkward bounce caught out both Van Dijk and goalkeeper Alisson, who came charging off his line. The\u00a0Liverpool\u00a0duo failed to clear the ball and instead handed it to Martinelli to slot into an empty net.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI take full responsibility for that,\u201d Van Dijk told\u00a0<em>Sky Sports<\/em>\u00a0after the game. \u201cThat is a big moment in the game. I should have made a better decision \u2013 it hurts for me.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the break we were so good and had opportunities and were dominant, the atmosphere started to come nervous. The turning point is my responsibility, I should try to clear it. Obviously these things don\u2019t happen too often in my career, but I will recover from this.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/01hnttb2qk2stmmbq5eb.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Gabriel Martinelli\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Van Dijk refused to blame Alisson \/ Shaun Botterill\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>\u201cIt is a physical game and I am not looking for excuses. At the highest level it is a split decision. Alisson touched me a little bit and he couldn\u2019t clear it, but I take full responsibility for this and I will try to make sure this doesn\u2019t happen again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, for every team in the league [the Emirates] is a tough place to go to. In the FA Cup, we were under a lot under pressure, but we found a way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt hurts losing. The way we did it today and in so many ways it was unnecessary. It hurts for me and seeing the fans coming all the way down and the whole club it is not nice to be involved in mistakes, but I will work hard and be back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool remain top of the Premier League but have seen their lead cut to just two points. Manchester City are five points behind but have played two games fewer than their rivals.<\/p>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virgil van Dijk has taken responsibility for the comedy of errors that led to Arsenal\u2019s second goal in their 3-1 victory over Liverpool on Sunday. 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