Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk delivered a blunt warning following his team's 3-2 defeat at the hands of Fulham on Sunday.

The Dutch defender emphasized that "there is still a lot of work to be done" after the Reds suffered their first away league loss of the season.

Despite taking the lead through Alexis Mac Allister's exceptional strike, Arne Slot's team conceded three goals to Fulham in the first half.



The loss meant that Liverpool failed to capitalize on Arsenal's draw against Everton, but there is still an 11-point cushion at the top of the Premier League.

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On social media, Van Dijk shared a candid assessment, stating on Instagram: "A lot of work still to do, as we all saw.

"We're not No.1 in the league because we win every game by a margin of three or four goals.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has responded after their defeat at Fulham.

Even at 1-1, I looked and thought: 'OK, it's not our best game but we're on control.' But then all of a sudden I blinked my eyes and we were 3-1 down."

Liverpool.com says: Van Dijk has been consistent in his stance that the Reds need to keep going until the job is done but there is no reason to think that it won't still happen
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