Virgil van Dijk has revealed how he jokingly berated Alisson Becker for costing him a clean sheet during Liverpool’s win over Manchester United.
Alisson was responsible for United’s equaliser during the Reds’ 3-1 victory at Anfield on Sunday, fumbling Romelu Lukaku’s cross to the feet of Jesse Lingard.
It was a rare error by the Brazilian goalkeeper, who has made a positive impact since his £65million ($81m) summer move from Roma. Indeed, with Alisson as their No.1, Liverpool have conceded just seven goals from 17 Premier League games, keeping 10 clean sheets.
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Van Dijk, though, laughed that it should be 11.