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Van Dijk upbeat as he rejects talk of rifts at Anfield

- BY IAN DOYLE

IT was a fitting end to an emotional Anfield evening.

And as the Liverpool players rushed to celebrate Ibrahima Konate for his goal that capped victory over Newcastle on Saturday, it highlighted a squad that remains united.

Skipper Virgil van Dijk, though, is not surprised. “I don't think there has been any question about that internally’ he said.

“I don't think there's any disharmony. There are obviously challenges that happen and everyone is dealing with certain situations in a different way.

“It's also about dealing with it together and how we are going to fix it.

“That's something that makes you stronger as a team and if you come out of it - like we should do hopefully as we have the quality - then I think it can only improve you as a team and as a player”