Virgil van Dijk helped Liverpool secure Champions League win this week(Image: UEFA via Getty Images)

Virgil van Dijk has revealed why he organised the unplanned team meeting that has helped reignite Liverpool's faltering campaign - and it could be bad news for Arsenal. The Reds cruised to a commanding 5-1 Champions League triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt in Germany on Wednesday night, having endured four consecutive defeats prior to that encounter.

Arne Slot's squad faced heavy scrutiny following their woeful 2-1 home defeat to Manchester United on Sunday, a result that left them teetering on the edge of their most damaging sequence of results in 72 years.

The team gathered at the AXA Training Centre the next day for their customary analysis session with the coaching team, with Van Dijk also organising an unscheduled players-only discussion to tackle the problems of what has been a challenging season thus far.

The Liverpool captain acknowledged there were several issues he believed required addressing with the revamped squad, reports the Liverpool Echo. "On Monday everyone was sad because we lost to Man United at home," said Van Dijk. "We haven't...