"Of course. He had every right because we played poorly. That was already the case in the first half. Second half maybe there was more urgency but it still wasn't good enough. He had every right to be angry. We have to pretty quickly turn this into full focus on [Wolves in the FA Cup] Friday."
"Based on our performance up until they scored their first goal, we deserved to go 1-0 behind. We were very poor. We were too slow and predictable in possession. Tonight we lost and that's all down to ourselves. It's very disappointing."
"Either we get [Champions League] and we deserve it or we don't get it and we don't deserve it. Four [wins in-a-row] was decent [before Wolves]. Four good results in difficult games. With the season that we're having, I don't think there was a lot of optimism in that sense."
Liverpool suffered a 2-1 defeat to relegation-favored Wolves, conceding a goal in the 94th minute. This loss marked a historic Premier League record as Liverpool became the first team to concede five stoppage-time winners in a single season. Rodrigo Gomes gave Wolves an early lead before Mohamed Salah equalized in the 83rd minute. Van Dijk acknowledged the team's poor performance throughout the match, particularly in the first half, and stated manager Arne Slot had justified reasons for his anger. The defeat significantly impacts Liverpool's Champions League qualification hopes, leaving them in fifth place. Van Dijk emphasized the team's responsibility to refocus mentally and physically for their upcoming FA Cup match against Wolves on Friday.
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