Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has made a bold claim about the referee, who sent off Andrew Robertson during their 2-2 draw against Fulham.
The Reds dropped points for a second Premier League fixture after the entertaining draw at Anfield on Saturday evening.
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Arne Slot's men had to play over 70 minutes with ten players after Robertson was showed a straight red card on 19 minutes for a challenge on Antonee Robinson.
Van Dijk claims he spoke with some of the Fulham and they are in agreement about the referee being nervous.
"I had conversations with the players of Fulham and we felt like the referee was nervous," the centre-back told Sky Sports.
"He couldn't properly communicate with Robertson I felt. We can't put the blame on the referee. We all speak about protecting the referee but I couldn't speak to him.
"It shouldn't be a big thing because he isn't why we dropped points."
The draw means Chelsea could cut Liverpool's lead to just two points if they defeat Brentford on Sunday, while Manchester City could be six points behind if they beat Manchester United.
