Get the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Liverpool supporters have pointed at Virgil Van Dijk's injury absence up as the main reason they will fail to win a trophy this season.
The Merseysiders have followed their runaway Premier League success of last season with a flop of a title defence, standing 22 points behind Manchester City, already out of all cup competitions, and facing a fight to secure Champions League football next season.
But the former Manchester City defender claims that the loss of Van Dijk is a poor excuse - as the Blues have also had a huge miss, with Sergio Aguero out for most of the season with injury, Covid and fitness issues.
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