{"id":301035,"date":"2023-12-18T11:24:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/?p=301035"},"modified":"2023-12-18T11:24:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T11:24:56","slug":"virgil-van-dijk-hits-back-at-claims-that-he-disrespected-man-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usasportsradar.com\/soccer\/virgil-van-dijk-hits-back-at-claims-that-he-disrespected-man-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Virgil van Dijk hits back at claims that he &apos;disrespected&apos; Man United"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Virgil van Dijk hits back at Roy Keane&#8217;s claims that he &#8216;disrespected&#8217; Man United, with the Liverpool star insisting that there was &#8216;no arrogance&#8217; in his post-match comments following their goalless draw at Anfield<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Virgil van Dijk refuted Roy Keane&#8217;s claims that he had &#8216;disrespected&#8217; Man United\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The defender had accused United of negative tactics after Sunday&#8217;s draw\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>CHRIS SUTTON: Erik ten Hag was WRONG to say Man United played well after their abysmal Champions League exit&#8230; is he losing credibility? It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists he was not being arrogant in dismissing Manchester United&#8217;s overly defensive display at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Dutchman provoked a response from former United midfielder Roy Keane when he said only one team played to win.<\/p>\n<p>Keane said the comments were arrogant and disrespectful, adding: &#8216;He needs a reminder himself; he&#8217;s playing for a club that have won the title once in 30-odd years.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Van Dijk insisted there was honesty but no arrogance in his words on a frustrating afternoon where Liverpool had 34 shots but failed to score for the first time since April.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I like Roy Keane, if he said that then it&#8217;s fine,&#8217; he said.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/10\/79080581-0-image-a-21_1702896860245.jpg\" height=\"499\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Virgil van Dijk has hit back at Roy Keane&#8217;s claims that he had &#8216;disrespected&#8217; Man United\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/10\/79061251-0-Roy_Keane_accused_Liverpool_s_Virgil_van_Dijk_of_being_arrogant_-a-22_1702896886522.jpg\" height=\"430\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane had accused Liverpool&#8217;s captain of being arrogant with his post-match comments<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He is Man United throughout and I understand he could react like that but I felt what I said and there is absolutely no arrogance that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Everyone who watched the game probably felt the same. We move on. We had the opportunity and we couldn&#8217;t score and that&#8217;s the frustrating part.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For the first time since April Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side failed to score, ending a club record-equalling run of 34 successive matches, and the 34 shots they attempted was their most on record (since 2003-04) without scoring.<\/p>\n<p>Striker Darwin Nunez has not found the net in 10 matches, Mohamed Salah, who scored 10 in 12 league games before November&#8217;s international break, has just one in the last five, Luis Diaz has scored once in the league since mid-August while Cody Gakpo&#8217;s two league goals were both in September.<\/p>\n<p>December is the worst time to lose your form with the number of fixtures during the month and Van Dijk admits the players may have been trying just too hard against their arch-rivals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Maybe (we were) trying to force it a little bit at times and we could have made a better decision but it was hard to break the low block down,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You push, you push, you push and try to do everything in your power but it was one of those days we couldn&#8217;t find the right decision to score a goal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/10\/79080583-0-image-a-23_1702896904716.jpg\" height=\"561\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Reds defender insisted &#8216;only one team was trying to win the game&#8217; at Anfield on Sunday<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/10\/79080587-0-image-a-24_1702896913929.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Keane debated the defender&#8217;s comments live on air with ex-Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/18\/11\/79080807-12876635-image-a-36_1702897486124.jpg\" height=\"428\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>But the Dutchman has subsequently claimed that there was &#8216;no arrogance&#8217; in his comments<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;At times &#8211; I won&#8217;t say every time &#8211; we forced it too much to find a solution which wasn&#8217;t there but that&#8217;s football.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>There is no time to dwell on the disappointing result which cost them top spot as West Ham are the midweek visitors for the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, a competition Liverpool won in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We move on and have to learn from a lot of moments &#8211; and we will &#8211; and focus on Wednesday,&#8217; said Van Dijk.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Let&#8217;s go for it. 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