Manchester Metropolis defender Rúben Dias snapped at a reporter after falling to a fourth straight Premier League defeat at Liverpool on Sunday, insisting the defending champions “know how one can deal” with their present hunch.
Objectives from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah gave leaders Liverpool a 2-0 win at Anfield which left Metropolis 11 factors behind Arne Slot’s facet in fifth place.
Metropolis, who misplaced 4 league video games in a row for the primary time since 2008, are winless of their final seven matches in all competitions, a run that features six defeats and a 3-3 draw at dwelling in opposition to Feyenoord within the Champions League.
In an interview for Viaplay TV after the sport, former Premier League ahead Jan Aage Fjortoft requested Dias how the Metropolis gamers deliberate on taking “accountability” for his or her poor kind, resulting in a tense response from the Portugal worldwide.
“You understand that you simply’re speaking to one of many gamers of one of many groups on the planet that has received probably the most lately?,” mentioned Dias, who was at fault within the lead as much as Liverpool’s second.
“Have a take into consideration that and ensure that we all know how one can cope with it.”
Metropolis have received six of the final seven Premier League titles however sit fifth within the desk, exterior the Champions League locations. Throughout their winless streak, Metropolis have conceded 19 targets.
“I cannot speak in regards to the little particulars however concentrate on the larger image,” Dias added afterwards.
“That’s, although it was a troublesome second I did see loads of character and I did see the followers behind us and that’s the solely means we’re going to undergo it.
“That is simply a part of our legacy. We now have received a lot and nonetheless we’re the place we’re and this occurs.
“We now have been capable of be versatile, adapt and carry on transferring ahead and considering one sport at a time. That’s what we have to get again to.”
