Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has apologised to the club's supporters and said his side "gave up" as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Manchester City. Manchester City demolished Liverpool in an 18-minute period which spanned the half-time break, scoring twice either side of the interval following an evenly matched opening half an hour. "I can only apologise to the fans for what we have shown, especially the second half," said Netherlands centre-back Van Dijk, 34. "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.

Source: BBC April 05, 2026 15:47 UTC