General · 6 April 2026

Van Dijk Apologises After Liverpool's 4-0 FA Cup Humiliation

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk apologised to fans and admitted some teammates "gave up" after the club's 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final loss to Manchester City on Saturday. Van Dijk said responsibility is shared between players and manager Arne Slot. Liverpool were 2-0 down at half-time after Erling Haaland scored twice, before completing a hat-trick.

By BriefTea Editorial · 6 April 2026 at 4:34

Reported by London Evening Standard · How we write briefs

Get the app

More briefs

GeneralGoogle paying £260m to settle UK Play Store developer lawsuit PoliticsJames Cleverly steps down from the shadow cabinet to campaign for London mayor GeneralThe UK Navy just followed four Russian ships again GeneralSarah Ferguson is moving back to the UK following the Epstein scandal GeneralIcelanders vote on restarting EU membership talks after 13 years GeneralGoogle now auto-expands AI answers, pushing links down Browse all stories →