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Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)

Virgil van Dijk has issued a message after Liverpool dropped points in the Premier League title race.

The Reds were held to a 2-2 draw with Aston Villa on Wednesday night, which still extended their lead at the top of the table.

Mohamed Salah opened the scoring for Liverpool at Villa Park with his 29th goal of the season in all competitions.



However, Villa responded with goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins as the Reds went into the half-time break a goal behind.

Trent Alexander-Arnold equalised for Liverpool on the hour-mark, but Arne Slot's side could not find a winner before the final whistle.

The result means the Reds are now eight points clear of second-placed Arsenal in the table, having played one game more.

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Van Dijk captained Liverpool at Villa Park and has now sent a message to supporters ahead of another vital run of fixtures.

"No matter what, we [are] in this together!!" wrote Van Dijk on Instagram.

The draw at Villa Park means that the Reds are 17 points ahead of Pep Guardiola's side, having played one game more.

The weekend will see Arsenal host West Ham in the top flight, with kick-off at 3pm on Saturday.

It means that Liverpool could find the gap between themselves and the Gunners reduced to five points by the time kick-off arrives at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon.


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