Florian Wirtz in disagreement with Virgil van Dijk after brutal Liverpool comments

Florian Wirtz in disagreement with Virgil van Dijk after brutal Liverpool commentsLiverpool were accused of giving up in their loss at Manchester City with Virgil van Dijk scathing about their efforts - but team-mate Florian Wirtz is not on the same pageCommentsSportSamuel Meade Sports Brand Writer19:06, 07 Apr 2026Updated 19:06, 07 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesFlorian Wirtz has rejected the idea that Liverpool gave up in their loss at Man CityFlorian Wirtz has come out and said he "wouldn't agree" with Virgil van Dijk's assessment that Liverpool gave up in their FA Cup hammering at Manchester City.‌The Reds were outclassed as their rivals stuck four past them without reply at the Etihad. It saw another trophy pass them by but more alarming was the manner of the performance, which saw the attitude of the players called out by some of their own.‌Erling Haaland bagged a hat-trick with Antoine Semenyo also scoring and Liverpool skipper Van Dijk fronted up after the loss and claimed: "You shouldn't give up and that's maybe, at a certain point, what happened. We let our fans down, we let ourselves down, and the manager. The way we played in the second half, especially, must hurt for everyone. It definitely hurts me."‌Wirtz played in the loss and felt that the Dutchman's assessment, which he hadn't heard about until quizzed, was wide of the mark as he cited the team's desire to go after their opponents.The German said: "I didn't know about that he said this. But I think I wouldn't agree directly because we still tried to create chances to turn the game around.READ MORE: Liverpool handed major Alexander Isak boost as £125m signing returns for PSG showdownREAD MORE: Champions League fifth place permutations and what Liverpool and Man Utd need tonight"Of course when the games gets longer and it's like in the 80th minute and you're 3-0 back mentally it's difficult to go and go. We just tried to...