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Liverpool's Van Dijk says four-goal win over Eintracht Frankfurt is 'something to build on'
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Liverpool avoided a fifth straight loss when they demolished hosts Eintracht Frankfurt 5-1 on Matchday 3 of the Champions League on Wednesday.
The Reds were desperate for a victory after dropping their previous four matches, three of them in the Premier League, but Virgil van Dijk insisted that Wednesday's victory was just a step in the right direction rather than something bigger.
"I don't know if it's a statement but it is a win and something to build on," Van Dijk told TNT Sports.
"I've been in the football business for a while, so not relief. Obviously we are disappointed with losing games, so it's something we have to deal with, stick together and keep working."
Questions had begun to be asked of the defending Premier League champions as their slide continued over the past few weeks, especially in light of their brilliant start to the campaign. Van Dijk, who scored Liverpool's second goal against Eintracht with a header, believes he and his teammates need to keep focusing on what's in front of them as they aim to build on this victory.
"Today we won and have to be ready for Brentford on Saturday [in the Premier League]," he said. "We don't get dragged into the negative things that are going around. The only way you can play your game is to focus on the task ahead.
"Keep going, don't get dragged into all that stuff."
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