Liverpool secured a 4-3 win against Villarreal to maintain their perfect UEFA Champions League group phase record.
The Reds came from two goals behind to get another European win at Anfield courtesy of goals from Ronald Araujo, Florian Wirtz and a brace from Alexis Mac Allister.
While a handful of players endured fantastic individual displays, Virgil van Dijk was uncharacteristically sloppy, especially in the first half.
And the Liverpool skipper took to Instagram to own up to his mistakes, which goes to show just how good a leader he is.
Virgil van Dijk owns up to Liverpool mistake
Van Dijk looked jittery at the start and made a couple of half-errors in the opening exchanges of the game.
Moments later, his header back to Alisson Becker wasn’t good enough as Georges Mikautadze latched onto the ball to score the opening goal of the game.
And as the first half went on, the Dutchman continued to struggle, although he finally found his rhythm and saw off the win for Liverpool.
And his Instagram post is exactly why he is the Reds’ captain, as he took accountability for his slow start to the game.
“Not my best start to the game. I take that on the chin. Incredible response from the team. Proud of the boys!”
Ultimately, his mistake didn’t cost Liverpool and it happens to the best players, so Andoni Iraola won’t dwell too much on it.
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