Virgil van Dijk cut a frustrated figure after his Liverpool side were frustrated by Burnley at the weekend.
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Liverpool otherwise dominated in terms of possession – 73 per cent to be precise – and attempts on goal, with 32 in total, although a good number of these were from range.
Having taken a first-half lead through Florian Wirtz, most would have expected the hosts to kick on and take home the three points.
But Burnley stayed in the game and got their just rewards after an improved second-half display, much to the frustration of the Liverpool fans who booed the full-time whistle.
This didn’t go unnoticed with their skipper, who called for more support from the terraces.
“Frustration is the word which is definitely in my head,” the Dutchman said. “After 60 minutes, we started to become sloppy and it's not the first time. We have to address that. It's been spoken about already but we have to address it again apparently.
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“We have another 48 hours to assess it, ourselves and the staff, and we will debrief and then we have to act. I'd say there is something lacking at the moment and we want to change that.
“That's the reality and we need support. I don't like boos from my own fans.”
Liverpool boss Arne Slot, however, said he completely understands the frustration from the terraces.
"In my head it wasn't booing but in my head it was frustration as well,” he said.
"If you, as Liverpool, are not disappointed by having a draw at home to Burnley then something is completely wrong.
“I completely understand the frustration. I have the same frustrations and the players definitely have the same frustrations as the fans.”
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