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'It's SCHOOLBOY stuff': Gary Neville blasts 'desperate' Virgil van Dijk after a clumsy foul on Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus... and says Liverpool defenders are 'not even doing the basics' as they concede two first-half goals against Arsenal

Gary Neville has torn into Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool defender brought down Arsenal's Gabriel Jesus in a bid to deny the striker a goalscoring opportunity.

Liverpool were trailing Arsenal 2-0 at Anfield on Sunday afternoon after goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Jesus, with the latter then trying to add his second of the afternoon before being hacked down by Van Dijk.

The centre-back had been beaten for pace by Jesus and had to bring him down or risk the forward being through on goal and in a one-on-one with Liverpool shot-stopper Alisson.