The side did not look like themselves.
It would have been easy for him to say "yes" when asked if fate had played a role in the loss to the Foxes.
Few would have raised an eyebrow if he had said that the Reds' loss was down to luck.
The German was not aware of the fact that Man City were six points ahead of the Reds in the league.
"That's a nice view, but I didn't like our performance," he said.
I get a chance to say "WOW" when these boys give me a chance. It's 'WOW', but in completely different ways. It didn't look good.
The Reds were without a goal for the first time in 29 outings and could end the year nine points off the lead and in third place.
How big a blow could this be?
The side won the title but only made it to the top four.
Everyone has to look in the mirror.
The next game for the Reds is against the Blues on Sunday.
It's a big gap. We play against each other. It was not our plan to allow City to run away. We can't think about catching up with City if we play like tonight.
We can see how many points we can get if we play football and win games.
I don't have a proper explanation for tonight and it's my main concern, not City.
It didn't look like us, and that's the one thing we have to think about and change immediately. We have to learn.
Van Dijk told Amazon Prime that everyone has to look in the mirror and improve.
We're in December. The season is long. Anything can happen.
Lots of things can change, you have seen it with Covid and injuries. There is no point in looking at the other teams around us. We should improve our performance.
Manchester City can win the title from here.
Don Hutchinson, a former Reds player, was watching the game on Radio 5 Live and said it was too big of a call to say they are out of the title race.
Is Man City going to win every game? No. It puts a lot of pressure on the team. This could be crucial, it would stop their momentum.
"They have missed many chances, so they will be sad." It's a body blow for him.
Clinton Morrison is an ex-Republic of Ireland player. Man City can wrap this title up. The way Man City are playing is ridiculous.
The Africa Cup of Nations will take place after Sunday's game with the Blues and the Reds will be missing two of their first-choice frontlines.
If their nations go all the way, they could be gone for more than a month.
Andy said there will be a big reliance on Roberto Firmino. One or two will have to step up.
The quality and stature of players that are leaving the team is the most affected. You rely on them for your goals.
"You hope that it doesn't have too much of a concern for the title race, and give them too much to claw back."
