Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool are ‘not going to give up’ on retaining the title and says they are ‘ready’ for a ‘big fight’ with Arsenal and Manchester City for the Premier League trophy.

Liverpool’s hopes of retaining the title were dealt a further blow as they suffered a humbling 3-0 defeat to Man City on Sunday.

Arne Slot’s side enjoyed two wins before their trip to the Etihad Stadium but that momentum was nowhere to be seen as they were well-beaten in Pep Guardiola’s 1,000th game as a manager.

Erling Haaland continued his sensational form with Man City’s opener – shortly after the disappointment of having a penalty saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Liverpool thought they had equalised before half-time but Van Dijk’s header was ruled out as Andy Robertson was in an offside position and adjudged to be impacting play.

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