Virgil van Dijk reveals his relief after Man City's missed penalty | OneFootball

Liverpool held their title rivals thanks to a goalless draw on Merseyside, but the result could have been very different had Riyad Mahrez not skied a late penalty over the bar.

It was Van Dijk who conceded the spot kick – diving in with Leroy Sané bearing down on goal.

And the Netherlands international has put his hands up and revealed it was the correct decision.

“It was a penalty and I said it to the referee afterwards as well,” he told Sky Sports.

“It shouldn’t have happened but obviously I’m happy that we didn’t concede. I was very happy that it didn’t go in.”

Reflecting on the match as a whole, Van Dijk continued: “Their defence did well. We did well up until the penalty moment.

“It was a great game to play obviously and it’s unlucky that we didn’t score and unlucky [for City] that we didn’t concede as well.

“It was a tough game against the champions and I’m happy that we kept the clean sheet, especially after the penalty.

“We wanted to bounce back from our defeat against Napoli and I think we did. They’re a good team and we knew it was going to be hard but I’m happy with not losing.”