Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk is in search of the staff to make use of their Champions League return to bounce again from the “unacceptable” defeat to Nottingham Forest.
After spending final season within the Europa League, Arne Slot’s aspect return to the brand new format of UEFA’s elite membership competitors with a gap encounter towards AC Milan on Tuesday.
Van Dijk hopes it would give them an opportunity to rapidly put their first lack of the marketing campaign behind them.
“We’ve got an excellent group that basically perceive that it was unacceptable and are dissatisfied,” he stated of the Forest loss.
“Everyone knows everybody can do higher and we’ve to indicate that on Tuesday and that’s what we deal with.
“We’ve got been by way of losses and troublesome moments collectively and I feel we’ve to remain calm and we are going to keep calm.
“Hopefully if there aren’t any accidents taking place then rhythm is at all times a great factor.
“We’d like the entire squad and we all know after the worldwide break it will likely be a sport each three days so we want everybody of their finest form and finest kind.”
Requested whether or not what they needed to do to stop the defeat impacting their early-season momentum he added: “Hold going and maintain working and ensure the performances don’t go in that course.
“Everyone knows how the environment can change however that can be a part of the affect from exterior which might have an effect on you.
“I can’t wait to be on the market listening to the Champions League tune and main out the boys.
“A membership like Liverpool must be within the Champions League and we’re lastly again and let’s go on the market and put in a significantly better efficiency as it’s wanted in any other case you will have a difficulty.”
