Virgil van Dijk hit back to Michael Owen during his analysis of the Liverpool season after the 1-0 victory over Everton on Wednesday evening.
The side of Arne Slot recovered their 12-point advantage compared to Arsenal at the top of the Premier League when Diogo Jota sealed the victory in the Merseyside Derby in Anfield.
Liverpool now remains overwhelming favorites to win the Premier League this season, but the hope of winning more silverware has been extinguished in the last two months because they were dumped from the FA Cup, eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League Last-16 and defeated in the Wemastey.
But Owen feels that Liverpool -Platers would still have a 'bitter taste', even if they will win the Premier League this season. It has been a frustrating few weeks, “said Owen Premier League productions after the victory of Liverpool over Everton.
'Liverpool was ready to have a phenomenal season, when they win the Premier League, it is still fantastic, but with a bit of a bitter taste because it was building in something special.
'I think the Liverpool fans hard, and the manager and the players, to leave competitions in succession.
'The dust will settle, everyone will realize that if it is the Premier League they win at the end of the season and only the Premier League that will be an incredible season and that they have broken down your hand for that at the start of the season.
“But it doesn't stop the feeling of the past few weeks and to get that winning feeling back, it will be really important for anyone connected to the club.”
In an interview after the game, Owen asked Van Dijk: 'I just think so far in terms of the season, if you had said at the start of the season that you would win the Premier League, I am sure that people have been in the clouds. However, it was built up to something very special – how difficult was it after a few big defeats in cup competitions to get your mind back in the Premier League and to end the season well? '
But Van Dijk was irritated by Owen's analysis of the Liverpool campaign and replied: “So you suggest that the season will no longer be special?”
Owen said, “It will absolutely be, it will be special, but I thought it could have been building in something very special.”
Van Dijk replied: 'Well, I think we should change that story a bit.
'We are fighting for the biggest price of the season, we have worked so hard for it, 20 teams work so hard to be on top of the Premier League.
'We have eight games to go, we know what is at stake, we have to go for it, we have to fight, we have to enjoy the whole ride and let's take a look. Like I said, it still looks very special in my eyes.
'I think what you said, at the start of the season, I think no one expected that we are even trying to fight on all four fronts, of course we are now in the stage where we are still fighting for the largest, and that is the reality. It is still a possibility that this season will be very, very special. '
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