Liverpool Superstar Slammed for Inter Milan's Goal in Champions League Defeat at Anfield

• Virgil van Dijk has been blamed for allowing Martinez to score the winning goal for Inter Milan against Liverpool
• Inter Milan recorded a 1-0 win on Tuesday night, 8 March, in the second leg of their UCL round of 1, but crashed out 2-1 aggregate
• The Italian giants also finished the Champions League encounter with 10 men as Alexis Sanchez was red carded in the 63rd minute

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been slammed by talkSPORT's Adrian Durham who is of the view that the 30-year-old made a mistake which helped Inter Milan on Tuesday night, 8 March.

Jurgen Klopp and his wards suffered home defeat against Inter Milan in the Champions League with Lautaro Martinez netting the winner for the Serie A giants in the 61st minute.

Having won 2-0 in the first leg of the round of 16 encounter in Italy, Liverpool fans were expecting their players to record another win over Inter, but they suffered loss.

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According to the report on Sportbible, Adrian Durham questioned the pedigree of Virgil van Dijk claiming that the former Southampton star should have defended well against Inter.

Adrian Durham's reaction about Virgil van Dijk

"What are Liverpool doing for the goal? Joel Matip gives it away needlessly. And watch Virgil van Dijk.

"World’s best defender? Just dangling a leg and letting Martinez shoot?

"Does he not realise how good Martinez is? He got a hat-trick at the weekend. Unbelievably bad defending from Van Dijk. It’s not often you get to say that."

Who then qualified for the quarterfinal?

Despite losing 1-0 at home, Liverpool have qualified for the quarterfinal of the Champions League thanks to their 2-0 win in the first leg.

Mohamed Salah Identifies Root Cause of Liverpool’s Defeat Against Inter Milan

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Egypt and Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah disclosed his side fell to home defeat primarily because they were complacent.

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Liverpool had gone on an incredible stretch of 15 games unbeaten with their last defeat dating December 28, 2021, when the Reds lost to Leicester City in the English Premier League.

For good measure, the Reds had not lost a game since the start of 2022 and basking in such winning momentum, Salah and his teammates might be pardoned for being overconfident prior to the match.

The six-time European champions went into the second leg tie against Inter Milan with a 2-0 advantage from the reverse fixture but had to succumb to a narrow defeat to the Nerazurris.