After the goalless draw at Anfield, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk challenged Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana in the tunnel.

Following a terrifying 7-0 loss on Merseyside in the previous campaign, United put on a strong show to frustrate Liverpool and end their perfect home record this year.

But Liverpool captain Van Dijk was unimpressed with United’s performance, stating that the visitors would “be buzzing with a point” and that “only one team was trying to win the game.”

The Netherlands international approached the goalie in the tunnel following the match to criticize what he believed to be Onana or United’s time-wasting strategies prior to that interview with Sky Sports, according to a talkSPORT story.

Onana reportedly grinned in response to Van Dijk’s statement that “because of you we only played a half hour game.”

After assisting in keeping out the hosts, Onana became the first goalie to maintain a clean sheet in the Premier League at Anfield since January.

He told BEIN Sports, “It could be better.” “We are here to conquer.” Even though the outcome wasn’t what we were hoping for, we still need to persevere since it is our duty to try to win every game.

When asked if Sunday was one of his best days at the team since joining from Inter Milan in the summer, he said, “No.” The clean sheet is not the most crucial element. Three points are the most crucial.

Although desirable, a clean sheet is not the main concern. We lost, but it’s all about the team. That’s a valid idea, but we also need to keep our eyes on the next games.

Erik ten Hag was happy with his team’s perseverance going into this match after losses to Bayern Munich and Bournemouth.

We occasionally play in extremely low lows as well as extremely high highs. We need consistency because if you want to do something in a season, you can’t be below certain thresholds.

We achieved a clean sheet, and you saw Liverpool’s home results, so this was a really excellent performance. We had a few excellent opportunities in the second half; you can take the points from there, but we are happy with the team’s performance.