Virgil van Dijk has revealed the topic of his post-match discussion with Anthony Taylor immediately after the end of Liverpool’s latest defeat.For the second Premier League game in a row, the Reds were denied a creditable draw in London by a stoppage time goal as, a week on from Eddie Nketiah’s last-gasp winner for Crystal Palace, Estevao plunged a dagger into Merseyside hearts to give Chelsea all three points on Saturday evening.The LFC captain has called for cool heads and for his teammates to ‘stick together‘ as they seek to arrest their recent downturn in form after the international break, with the small manner of Manchester United at Anfield next on the horizon.Van Dijk queries stoppage time allowance in Liverpool defeatAs per Liverpool Echo, Van Dijk was seen speaking with Taylor at the final whistle at Stamford Bridge, and the defender explained afterwards that he was querying the amount of second half stoppage time played on Saturday (seven minutes were originally signalled).The 34-year-old said: “I saw the celebrations [for Estevao’s winning goal], and rightly so. But I thought the celebrations went over two minutes, so I looked at the clock when he blew his whistle – it was 98. I was thinking: ‘How is that possible?’“I was just asking a very polite question at that point – I’m not angry or aggressive. I was just asking where the logic behind it is, but that is not where the main focus should be. “We should improve. That should be the main focus. We know even more than ever and the good thing is we have opportunities to do so when we come back.”(Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)Liverpool’s games have been full of last-gasp dramaGiven the extraordinary frequency of late winning goals either for or against Liverpool this season, perhaps it’s not surprising that timekeeping appears to be a hot topic of post-match discussion in our games.David Moyes was livid that only three minutes were added on at the end of Everton’s 2-1 loss at Anfield last month, while the Reds’ coaching staff were far from happy over the added time onto added time for Nketiah’s sucker punch at Selhurst Park.The celebrations for Estevao’s winner were indeed euphoric and extended (we’ve no issue with that; it’s called passion), so much so that Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca was shown a second yellow card by Taylor for dashing along the touchline to join in with his players.We can understand why Van Dijk was querying the amount of stoppage time played as a result of that last-gasp twist, but the harsh truth is that Liverpool could’ve defended better in the move which led to the Brazilian’s 96th-minute strike.Had the Reds held on for draws at Selhurst Park and Stamford Bridge, they’d still be unbeaten and a point ahead of Arsenal rather than trailing them – small margins but potentially huge consequences resulting from late lapses in concentration.When the full squad reconvenes at the AXA Training Centre towards the end of the international break, Slot will impress on his players the need to remain switched on until the very last whistle, however much time the officials might decide to allow.The post ‘How is that possible?’ – What Van Dijk said to Anthony Taylor after final whistle on Saturday appeared first on The Empire of The Kop.