Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is in search of the workforce to make use of their Champions League return to bounce again from the “unacceptable” defeat to Nottingham Forest.
After spending final season within the Europa League, Arne Slot’s facet return to the brand new format of UEFA’s elite membership competitors with a gap encounter in opposition to AC Milan on Tuesday.
Van Dijk hopes it’s going to give them an opportunity to shortly put their first lack of the marketing campaign behind them.
“Now we have an excellent group that actually perceive that it was unacceptable and are dissatisfied,” he mentioned of the Forest loss.
“Everyone knows everybody can do higher and we’ve to indicate that on Tuesday and that’s what we deal with.
“Now we have been by means of losses and tough moments collectively and I believe we’ve to remain calm and we’ll keep calm.
“Hopefully if there are not any accidents taking place then rhythm is all the time an excellent factor.
“We’d like the entire squad and we all know after the worldwide break will probably be a sport each three days so we want everybody of their finest form and finest kind.”
Requested whether or not what they needed to do to forestall the defeat impacting their early-season momentum he added: “Preserve going and preserve working and ensure the performances don’t go in that route.
“Everyone knows how the environment can change however that can be a part of the affect from outdoors which might have an effect on you.
“I can’t wait to be on the market listening to the Champions League tune and main out the boys.
“A membership like Liverpool must be within the Champions League and we’re lastly again and let’s go on the market and put in a a lot better efficiency as it’s wanted in any other case you will have a difficulty.”
