Virgil van Dijk Makes Andy Robertson Future Clear as Tottenham Talks ContinueVirgil van Dijk has made clear his desire for Andy Robertson to remain at Liverpool, as negotiations with Tottenham

After losing his starring role, a Liverpool legend was reportedly close to transferring to another Premier League team. However, Virgil van Dijk publicly opposed the idea, and the Reds supposedly decided to block the player's departure for a compelling reason.

Virgil van Dijk offered an unusual excuse for his role in Bournemouth ’s opening goal as Liverpool suffered a dramatic 3-2 defeat to end their 13-game unbeaten run. Liverpool battled back well from 2-0 down to draw level through Van Dijk’s header from a corner and Dominik Szoboszlai ’s free-kick either side of half-time.

Virgil van Dijk was wrong to criticise the referees for Bournemouth's winner against Liverpool after the club captain hit out.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot watched as careless errors put his Reds in a two-goal hole en route to a 3-2 loss to undermanned Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.

Virgil van Dijk attracted criticism after being at fault as Bournemouth opened the scoring during Liverpool's trip to the south coast on Saturday night. The Reds captain failed to clear a long ball into his team's penalty area,

Liverpool supporters were apoplectic with rage as Virgil van Dijk made a bizarre mistake in the lead-up to Bournemouth's opener.

For a few days, Andrew Robertson’s name was at the centre of transfer talk between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur. Spurs are short in defence. Liverpool are struggling for form. Robertson is out of contract in the summer.