Liverpool put in a limp showing in the Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle. Virgil van Dijk rejected one theory about why, but a Reds legend is not so sure.

Virgil van Dijk was ascending the Wembley steps to collect the Carabao Cup trophy just over a year ago, but today he had to watch from afar as Newcastle’s players basked in the limelight instead.The captain was one of Liverpool’s better performers on an evening when too many of his teammates just didn’t show anything close to their best level,

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he still has “no idea” whether his career at the club will extend beyond this season. The Dutch defender, 33, is out of contract this summer and talks over an extension have dragged on.