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Virgil Van Dijk: Liverpool Will 'Strike Back Straight Away' After Watford Defeat

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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk said his team will "strike back straight away" after suffering their first Premier League defeat of the season against Watford at Vicarage Road on Saturday.

Van Dijk told Sky Sports (h/t Chris Shaw of Liverpool's official website) that the loss to the struggling Hornets was painful, but his team will respond next time out against Chelsea in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

"Losing hurts. The records are only for the media, we didn't even mention it once. We keep going, we want to win the next game ahead of us, that's the FA Cup, and then we have Bournemouth at home.