Virgil van Dijk has been criticized for his defense shortly before Lautaro Martinez scored the winning goal for Inter against Liverpool.

The Reds suffered their first loss at Anfield in more than a year on Tuesday night, losing 1-0 to reigning Serie A champions 1-0.

Liverpool have qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals 2-1 overall, but talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham believes van Dijk made a costly mistake in hitting Martinez.

He asked: “What is Liverpool doing for the goal? Joel Matip gives it away unnecessarily. And look at Virgil van Dijk… ”

“The best defender in the world? Just extend a leg and let Martinez shoot?”

“Do you not understand how good Martinez is? He did a hat-trick on the weekend!”

“Incredibly bad defense by Van Dijk. It does not happen often to say that,” he added.

Alexis Sanchez played a pass to Martinez, who let the ball pass for a few seconds before releasing a stunning shot with his right foot.

Van Dijk often looks calm in the back, but he has been criticized in the past for looking lazy in his approach.