Virgil van Dijk insists Liverpool FC only have themselves to blame for the loss to Manchester City, despite Arne Slot directing his frustration at the referee. The Reds suffered a costly 2-1 defeat at Anfield in a match that concluded in dramatic circumstances. Dominik Szoboszlai had put the home side ahead with a stunning free-kick, only to receive a red card late on as City was denied a third goal, having gone in front through Bernardo Silva and Erling Haaland.

The decision to rule out the goal and dismiss Szoboszlai has sparked debate, with even Haaland and Pep Guardiola maintaining VAR shouldn't have got involved. However, that wasn't the only incident to generate discussion. Liverpool were left furious when Marc Guehi received only a yellow card despite hauling back Mohamed Salah as the Egyptian looked to be in on goal. In a match packed with contentious moments, that was the incident which infuriated Slot the most. "We can talk about the decisions," Slot said on Sky Sports. "I would like to talk about the one time Mo was through on goal and Guehi...