DBasia.news – Sadio Mane gives a compliment to his teammate in Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk. He thinks Van Dijk is the world’s best defender.
Virgil van Dijk was signed worth £70,92M in 2018. The price tag raised the critic from football expert. The Reds were assumed paying too high for the Dutch player.
However, as time goes, his performance is becoming more solid. He often becomes the main actor behind Liverpool’s achievement in 18 unbeaten matches of 2018-2019 Premier League.
“It’s been a big, big impact. We’ve all seen it. Of course, at the time he signed people were thinking that the club had overpaid for Virgil,” he told reporters as cited by FourFourTwo.
“But since then everyone has forgotten about the fee because his form has been so good. He’s done such a great job for us back there. I am so happy to have him as a team-mate,” Mane confessed.
“He’s one of the leaders. You can see it in every single game. He has proved he’s one of the best defenders in the world,” Mane said.
Virgil van Dijk scored his first goal for Liverpool in the Premier League when they won 2-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The victory makes Jurgen Klopp squad won the Premier League during the Christmas.