Virgil van Dijk sends a clear message to Trent Alexander-Arnold after he was booed by Liverpool fans for leaving for Real Madrid

Liverpool is the spot to beryllium contempt Trent Alexander-Arnold's exit, insists skipper Virgil van Dijk.

Vice-captain Alexander-Arnold past week announced his determination to permission the Anfield nine aft 20 years and was booed by supporters erstwhile introduced arsenic a substitute midway done Liverpool's 2-2 gully with Arsenal yesterday.

But contempt the close backmost orchestrating a determination to Real Madrid – helium is finalising presumption connected a semipermanent woody with the Spanish giants – Van Dijk reckons that determination is nary amended nine successful the satellite and that the Reds volition lone get amended adjacent season.

'For maine determination is nary different spot to beryllium astatine this point,' said the Dutchman. 'Everyone shares antithetic opinions and helium feels similar helium has done it each – and helium did it – and helium wants to effort thing different.

'You are speaking astir 1 of the biggest clubs of each successful Real Madrid, who helium mightiness spell to arsenic I work successful the media! The determination is made. We are each gutted, players arsenic well, arsenic helium is simply a fantastic player.

'When the last whistle is determination we volition miss him aft that but we inactive person 2 much games, the trophy assistance and a parade truthful determination are plentifulness of moments we tin stock unneurotic and past we volition spot what happens.

'It has to beryllium a large summertime and I spot the nine and the radical who marque the decisions to bash the close thing. As champions it is simply a precise hard task to stay champions but I consciousness with additions we tin marque that measurement up.

'We tin person a due pre-season, we tin enactment connected the things the manager wants america to bash successful shot possession and without shot possession, a batch of hard enactment volition beryllium done. It's thing to look guardant to, it's precise breathtaking and it's an breathtaking clip to beryllium associated with Liverpool.

'Let's spot what happens but I afloat spot the decision-makers to bash the close things and let's spot what those close things are (laughing).'

Asked for his ain thoughts connected Alexander-Arnold's determination and the jeers helium received, Van Dijk added: 'The manager said it close successful the property league that you can't determine however anyone feels astir the determination helium made for him and his family.

'The absorption happened. He has to woody with it. We arsenic a squad person to woody with that arsenic well, by the way. But I deliberation possibly helium expected this. We person 2 much games and past we portion ways and helium volition spell determination else.

'It's not easy, not astatine all. We're present for him anyhow but I deliberation the manager said it beauteous well. You can't determine however anyone's feelings are based connected this decision. He made his determination and helium had bid with it.

'It's football. We each cognize however it works, however the players person to marque decisions astatine times and bash what they deliberation is champion for themselves and their families that they have. He made the determination for himself and he's astatine bid with it.

'We person to woody with it. The nine has to woody with it and I deliberation successful the past the nine dealt with it successful precise bully ways arsenic well. Like I said, we person 2 much games that helium volition person to play a portion successful arsenic well. I'm definite volition due to the fact that he's a fantastic subordinate and past we'll accidental goodbye to him.'