"Those points dropped are on him", "Can't keep getting away with this" - Fans slam Liverpool star after 1-1 Sunderland draw

Liverpool fans have piled on captain Virgil van Dijk for his role in their 1-1 draw against Sunderland in the Premier League. The Reds failed to build on their win from the weekend, dropping points at home to the high-flying Black Cats.

Arne Slot's side were in high spirits following a morale-boosting 2-0 win over West Ham United last weekend. The Dutch tactician made just one change to that XI for the visit of Sunderland, with the experienced Andy Robertson coming in for Milos Kerkez at left-back.

Slot started talisman Mohamed Salah from the bench in the game, but it was another of the team's stalwarts that was blamed for Sunderland's goal at Anfield. Van Dijk gave the ball away with a poor clearance before deflecting Chemsdine Talbi's shot beyond the reach of Alisson in goal.

Liverpool's fans were left frustrated as their side dropped points again, and a section of them took to X to call out van Dijk.

A fan laid the blame for the points dropped at the feet of van Dijk, pointing to his defending as being poor in the build-up to the Sunderland ggoal.

Another fan pointed out that van Dijk cannot keep getting away with poor moments in games.

A fan attributed the error to the defender's age, claiming that he is due for retirement at 34.

Another fan begged the Dutchman to not hold any post-match interviews due to his complicity in the poor result, also asking for Arne Slot to be sacked.

A fan statwd that the only thing van Dijk does well is to complain.

Liverpool have gone back-to-back games without defeat for the first time since the start of November. They lost three consecutive games before their win over West Ham last weekend, and remain in eighth place in the Premier League. They have failed to win three successive games at Anfield across all competitions for the first time since 2021.

Liverpool boss shares thoughts on Sunderland draw

Under-fire Liverpool coach Arne Slot has shared his thoughts on his side's draw with Sunderland in the Premier League. The Reds dropped points against the Black Cats at home, with their encounter ending in a 1-1 stalemate.

Slot told reporters after the game that he considers his side very unlucky to have conceded from a deflected effort. He also compared the game to their meeting with West Ham in terms of how both sides largely managed to cancel each other out.

"This game was a bit similar as the weekend. A game where we didn't concede a lot, we didn't create a lot. Very unlucky with the goal we conceded. A deflection. But I liked our reaction", he said (via @TouchlineX).

Sunderland went ahead in the 67th minute as Chemsdine Talbi took advantage of poor defending from Virgil van Dijk to find the back of the net. The Reds salvaged a point in the 81st minute as Florian Wirtz forced an own goal off Nordi Mukiele.

Edited by Sulayman Salahudeen