Virgil van Dijk confirms Arne Slot talks and opens up on Liverpool season in honest assessment

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SportFootballVirgil van DijkVirgil van Dijk has been reflecting on Liverpool's season and Arne Slot's sacking as he prepares for the start of the World Cup with the NetherlandsVirgil van Dijk has revealed he spoke to Arne Slot and admitted he has yet to fully digest what has been a difficult season for Liverpool. Andoni Iraola was named as Slot’s replacement on Thursday, and Van Dijk revealed that he has spoken to his former boss.However, the Liverpool skipper didn’t want to share what he had said to Slot, saying: “I’m not going to say anything about that, at this moment.“I spoke to Arne personally, that is the most important thing.

For now, my focus is entirely on the World Cup.”Van Dijk also opened up on the toughest season he had endured at Liverpool since moving to the club from Southampton in January 2015.The campaign started with the death of Diogo Jota last summer. From the moment I received the call with the terrible news about Diogo until the final match, in which we said goodbye to Mo Salah and Andy Robertson."I sat on the grass watching those two guys, with whom I had played for eight years.

I have never experienced anything like it in all those years at Liverpool. It happened the way it happened.”Van Dijk, who is currently preparing for the start of the World Cup with the Netherlands, also admitted: “There will be moments when I will have to put everything into perspective.“That will be very tough.