Reaction'We'll learn from it' - Virgil van Dijk on Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Man Utd

However, the captain also accepted that the Reds could have come away from Sunday’s match empty handed and said the Premier League leaders must learn from how the contest unfolded.

Arne Slot’s team were on course to win after Cody Gakpo’s equaliser cancelled out a Lisandro Martinez opener and Mohamed Salah scored from the penalty spot in the 70th minute.

But United secured a point thanks to Amad Diallo’s equaliser and, post-match, Van Dijk told BBC Radio 5 Live: “It could have been a lot worse if we are absolutely honest with ourselves.

“They had a big chance in the end that could have been a lot worse than where we are now. I’m definitely disappointed with dropping points at home but it is what is and we have to move on and we will.

“We found the 2-1 and then it is about trying to manage the game and keep the ball for longer than three and four passes.

“We lost the ball too easily at times and then we were more open than we should have been. We’re not perfect, we’re still learning and we have to learn from this as well.”

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The result leaves Liverpool six points clear of second-placed Arsenal with a game in hand on the Gunners but Van Dijk added: “We look at the next game, we don’t look at the league table.”