Virgil van Dijk Won’t Fear Man United

DBasia.news – After getting out in the Champions League by the 1-0 victory against Napoli, Liverpool are facing the big Premier League match against Manchester United at Anfield, Sunday (16/12).

Besides the two managers’ psywar, it’s time for the tough defender of The Reds, Virgil van Dijk who declared that he and the teammates aren’t afraid at all to play against Jose Mourinho squad.

“You know what you’re going to face (when you play United). We have a pretty good pace as well, so we don’t need to be scared of anything. But obviously we need to be aware of their danger,” van Dijk said cited by Sky Sports.

“They have good players, especially up front. We need to be ready for that. But we need to play our game and make sure we are on top of them and make sure they are put under pressure,” he added.

The host’s situation is good ahead of the match. Besides the unbeaten record, the defensive line is showing a solid performance. Moreover, their goalkeeper Alisson Becker just conceded six times.

It’s a contrary for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea who is still inconsistent and stay in the 6th position of the temporary table. Moreover, the Spanish goalkeeper got conceded 26 times in the Premier League.

Unfortunately, both teams are facing the defender crisis ahead of this match. Liverpool won’t send Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold. On the other hand, the away team couldn’t use Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, and Chris Smalling.