Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the English champions must build from the back after producing their best performance. They beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Before a 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday, Liverpool had lost six of their previous seven games and gone 10 matches without a clean sheet.
Madrid arrived in Merseyside in free-scoring form, but were limited to very few opportunities as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois prevented an embarrassing score for the 15-time European champions.
“It is easy to say now because we won twice in a row. In a world of chaos you have to stay calm and see perspective of things,” said Van Dijk.
“We all know how football works – it can change overnight.
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Arsenal lead Liverpool by seven points at the top of the Premier League and have also won their opening four Champions League games thanks to a run of eight consecutive clean sheets.
Liverpool face another huge test of their title defence on Sunday when Van Dijk faces Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who has struck 26 times this season for club and country.
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