Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has pushed back against criticism of their training regime ​following Sunday’s 3-2 Premier League defeat at Manchester United, ‌amid scrutiny on social media over the players’ ​time off.

Arne Slot’s side suffered their ⁠18th defeat in all competitions this season, leaving champions Liverpool fourth in the table on 58 points with three ‌matches remaining despite spending around 446 million pounds ($603.84 million) to improve the squad.