Becoming Liverpool’s Defense Wall, Van Dijk Does not Have Weaknesses

DBasia.news –  Liverpool legend, Sami Hyypia, praised Virgil van Dijk. In his eyes, the Dutch defender had no weaknesses on the field.

“I think Virgil van Dijk is the best central defender in the world. He has no weaknesses. When he came, Liverpool lacked in leadership. They relied too much on James Milner and Jordan Henderson, “Hyypia said at Soccerway.

“When Van Dijk arrived, their burden decreased and there were other leaders in the field. He gave confidence to everyone, he made everyone play better around him, “Hyypia added.

Liverpool won 2-0 over their arch enemy, Manchester United, in the continuing match of the English League at Anfield, Sunday (1/19/2020) PM. In that match, the Reds scored through Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah.

Virgil van Dijk appeared solid in the match. He not only scored, but also became a leader at the back line of the Reds. The victory over United also added to Liverpool’s clean sheet record in seven consecutive matches in the Premier League. This has astonished Hypia.

Thanks to the victory over United, Liverpool are more solid at the top of the standings. The Reds are now 16 points ahead of Manchester City who are below.

In the next match, Liverpool will travel to Wolverhampton Wanderers headquarters.