Virgil van Dijk reflected on another miserable European trip for Liverpool and admitted: “I hate losing.”

A bad-tempered defeat to Paris Saint-Germain left the Reds without a point on their travels in the Champions League this season.

The £75million centre-back was highly critical of PSG's gamesmanship but insisted the bigger issue was the defensive slips which enabled Juan Bernat and Neymar to secure victory for the French champions.

“When you’re 2-0 down after 30 minutes then you know it’s going to be tough,” Van Dijk said.

“I think after the penalty that we scored we had more belief than ever and I think second half we did much better but unfortunately we didn’t get the equaliser. I hate losing.

“The frustrating thing is how we conceded the goals and then it’s always difficult to come back. At times it wasn't good enough.”

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“Obviously they’re world-class players but I don’t think it’s needed in the game at times,” Van Dijk said.

“Sometimes they get hit and they will go down and sometimes I think it’s too easy and I’m getting so frustrated. It’s important to keep your head cool but....

“Every time we made a foul they all came to the ref trying to get us a yellow card. We should do the same at times and I think in the second half we did it better. It’s not the type of game that I like.

“We still respect them and how they are as players because they’re world-class but it’s not really necessary at times. But they scored two goals, we lost and that’s it.”

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Liverpool must now beat Napoli either 1-0 or by two clear goals at Anfield on December 11 in order to progress to the last 16.

Jurgen Klopp's side have made life tough for themselves with some substandard performances, but Van Dijk says the difficulty of the group they were handed shouldn't be overlooked.

“I’m very disappointed but we know there’s one chance left and we all want to take it,” he said.

“We’re going to do everything that’s possible. We need everyone’s help, we need all the fans, we need everyone that comes to support us that night to make it a special evening.

“Napoli are a fantastic team with great players and a great manager but we need to keep believing in ourselves. We need to be ready for that test.

“We don’t need to think we are a s*** team. We don’t need to forget that we played Napoli, one of the best teams in Europe. Also, PSG, one of the favourites to win the Champions League, and obviously the game in Belgrade was not good enough. The only option for us to qualify is to win against Napoli.”

Liverpool's thrilling run to the Champions League final last season means they are viewed as a major scalp across the continent. That was underlined by the jubilant celebrations long after the final whistle in Paris.

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"I think everyone in Europe respects us and I think we deserve that," Van Dijk said.

"I think they are playing for the Champions League - that’s what their season is all about. They’re going to win the league, that’s something pretty obvious, so the only big thing for them is the Champions League. You see how much it meant after the game with how they celebrated."

Now Van Dijk has his sights set on Sunday's Merseyside derby at Anfield.

His dramatic late winner against Everton in the FA Cup back in January launched his Liverpool career and how he would love a repeat this weekend.

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"It’s always a fantastic game to play in and obviously for me as well it was my first game for the Reds," he added.

"Hopefully we’re going to make it a special one again. We need to win, that’s the only thing, and if I can contribute with a goal then it will be fantastic. It’s always good to look forward to such a game."