Carabao Cup: Gakpo’s double takes Liverpool into QF; Arsenal move past Preston North
After a goalless first half at Amex Stadium, Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock just seconds after the restart when he found the top corner with an unstoppable effort.
After Liverpool won their 16th English Premier League match on the trot, center-back Virgil van Dijk said that the players don’t get carried away by the wins rather focus on their next game.
Notably, the Reds, who are arguably at the pinnacle of their game, made it seven league wins in a row to start the season by inching Sheffield United 1-0 at Bramall Lane on Saturday.
It was Liverpool’s 16th consecutive win from March to date. And they are only behind City who have registered 18 straight victories in 2017-18.
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Unaffected by the win, Dijk said that there is still plenty of room for improvement.
“It’s the media who love statistics. The reality is we have nothing at the moment. We want to continue to do well and there’s still plenty of room for improvement,” the Dutchman was quoted by Goal.
Asked if there was any psychological significance in being the team with the advantage at this stage of the season, Van Dijk was similarly firm.
“No. It’s far too early,” he said, adding, “We’re almost in October and the busy period will come. There are still so many games left and the only thing we focus on is the game ahead of us.”
“We don’t want to look at the others because there’s no point doing that. Everyone realises that as well because last season we saw how it turned quickly. We just want to focus on the game ahead of us,” said the 2018-19 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award winner.
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