Van Dijk and his Liverpool teammates struggled to breach Onana’s defenses, as the Manchester United goalkeeper made eight crucial saves at Anfield, resulting in a draw. Post-match, reports emerged of Van Dijk confronting the Red Devils’ goalie, accusing him of deliberate time-wasting tactics.
As per talkSPORT’s Alex Cook, Van Dijk approached Onana in the tunnel, expressing, “Because of you we only played a half-hour game.” In response, the Cameroonian keeper simply grinned at the Liverpool defender.
The draw didn’t favour either side, although United would likely have accepted a point at Anfield before kickoff. Liverpool was bombarded with 34 shots, 13 on target, while United managed just one attempt that troubled Alisson.
This stalemate caused Liverpool to relinquish their top spot in the Premier League table to Arsenal, who secured a 2-0 victory against Brighton earlier on Sunday.
Liverpool eyes reclaiming the top spot as they prepare to host Arsenal at Anfield on Saturday. With the Carabao Cup clash against West Ham looming on Wednesday, Van Dijk and other key players are expected to be rested for the upcoming match.
Virgil van Dijk to Onana in the tunnel. ‘because of you we only played a half hour game.’ Onana responds with a smile #LFC #MUFC
— Alex Crook ⚽️🎙 (@alex_crook) December 17, 2023
Virgil van Dijk
Virgil van Dijk
NetherlandsLiverpool performance and stats
Liverpool
Liverpool will play the next match in Carabao Cup against West Ham United on Wednesday 20th of December in Liverpool. The prediction is Liverpool winning the match.
André Onana
André Onana
CameroonThis season he played in total 17 times for 1530 minutes for Premier League.
He made 64 saves and conceded 19 goals. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 7th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United drew 0-0 against Liverpool. The next match in Premier League will be against West Ham United.
Manchester United performance and stats
Manchester United
Manchester United is currently 7th in the Premier League with 28 points.
In the last 17 games, it has won 9 times, drawn once, and lost 7 times. In its last match, Manchester United drawn 0-0 against Liverpool.
It has a negative goal difference after scoring 18 goals and conceding 21.
Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against West Ham United on Saturday 23rd of December in London.
