Virgil van Dijk defends Liverpool players' time off before Manchester United defeat

Captain Virgil van Dijk has defended the amount of time off given to the Liverpool squad by head coach Arne Slot.A lot of the players went on city breaks in Europe at the start of last week before returning to Merseyside ahead of Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Manchester United.The manner of the setback at Old Trafford, with Slot’s side 2-0 down inside 14 minutes, raised questions about their preparations, but Van Dijk rejected the idea that a lack of time spent on the training ground contributed to their struggles.Advertisement