Van Dijk responds to Liverpool's title hopes

Liverpool were beaten at Goodison Park by the Toffees in the Merseyside derby for the first time in more than a decade, leaving the Reds' Premier League title hopes in tatters.

The Anfield captain spoke to 'Sky Sport' after the game and claimed that with performances like the one at Goodison Park "Liverpool have no chance of winning the Premier League if they put in more performances like the one against Everton."

"Listen, very disappointed in so many ways and I think everyone has to look in the mirror and look at their own performances and if they really gave everything and do they really want to win the league," he said.

"We are fighting and still have games after tonight, but if we play like we did overall in the game like today, not winning challenges and giving the ref an opportunity to give free-kicks like he did many times, then we have no chance to win the title."

The centre-back urged the Reds to move on and focus on Saturday's Premier League clash with West Ham. "It’s a tough one and obviously we have to do much better against a side who is (fighting) against relegation. It's time to focus on the 12:30 kick-off again," he added.