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"On Monday, everyone was sad because we lost to Man United at home," Van Dijk told reporters. "We haven't lost many games at home during my time at Liverpool and it was tough under the circumstances. "So on Monday we came together, but it wasn't a crisis meeting. We all know how things can change. We're only in October. "Obviously we also had a proper debrief with the manager, but we had a separate one as players. "I wanted to say some things. It wasn't a crisis meeting. It's not something I do after every game. Let's keep it that way!"

Bayern Munich is loving life right now, enjoying a winning streak of which Luis Díaz is a key part of. The same can't be said for his old team Liverpool, who just lost four games on the bounce, the latest of which is a humiliating 2-1 loss to Manchester United at Anfield. That gave the Red Devils their first win away at Liverpool since 17 January 2016.

For any footballer making the transition from player to manager, a shift in dressing room dynamics can be one of the toughest aspects to deal with. In the blink of an eye, you go from trusted team-mate and confident to feared and respected gaffer. If you're even lucky enough to command respect from your charges, that is. Liverpool icon Kenny Dalglish, arguably the most important figure in the club's long history, knows that feeling better than anybody.

We're preparing, everyone is really with a lot of positive energy back, the left-back told Liverpool's website. A lot of the lads had good performances and good wins with their national teams, so we're really looking forward to it.

OK, it's like this: I'm going to give one of you half a crown, and take the other one with me to Anfield, to watch the football.

A couple of weeks ago, Liverpool seemed on course to win the Premier League for the second season running and probably the Champions League too. The Reds' run of winning without being that good made it feel inevitable. Winning when not at your best is, after all, a sign () of a title-winning side, Clive. But then Liverpool continued playing not particularly well and started losing.

They are hoping to sign a player on loan until the end of the season to add more depth to the defensive unit. It will be interesting to see if they can bring in the right reinforcements. They have been quite disappointing defensively this season, and players like Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konate have been mediocre with their performances. In addition to that, both players have a history of injury problems.

Liverpool are now ready to turn the page on their first competitive defeat of the young season when they make the long journey to Istanbul to face Turkish giants Galatasaray in the Champions League. It will be a near full strength Reds side as we also see the return of Hugo Ekitike following his suspension from a red card picked up midweek in the Carabao Cup win. Arne Slot will have a test on his hands to see who starts in the attack.