Virgil Van Dijk

Where does van Dijk rank amongst the best Reds Centre Backs?

It was 1st January 2018 when Liverpool signed a lustrous stopper, one Virgil van Dijk. £75m was the fee, a world record transfer amount for a centre back at the time, and there were plenty of critics that scoffed vociferously at the price tag lauded over the Dutchman’s head. Fast-forward almost two years, and, following a...

How Trent Alexander-Arnold Has Become Klopp’s de Bruyne

No, for the love of God, Trent Alexander-Arnold is not as good as Kevin de Bruyne. Just examine the radar below, courtesy of understat.com, for evidence of that. Kevin de Bruyne, under Pep Guardiola, is a phenomenon, involved in everything Manchester City do on a football pitch. Without him, as evidenced by the performance...

Virgil van Dijk knows that current run will be worth nothing if Reds finish season empty-handed

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk reminded fans it's "far too early" to get carried away with the league table as The Reds continued their winning run at Sheffield United on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp's side won 1-0 at Bramall Lane after a hard-fought encounter, bringing its current Premier League winning streak to 16-in-a-row. However, speaking after the...

Observations as Liverpool gifted Bramall Lane win

In the end, it was a gift that made the difference. It should never have come down to that, with Sadio Mane missing two gilt-edged first-half opportunities, but Dean Henderson failing to catch a relatively straightforward Gini Wijnaldum volley gave Liverpool a 1-0 win in a hard-fought encounter at Bramall Lane, against Sheffield United. The...

Sheffield United 0-1 Liverpool: Who was Man of the Match?

That was a hard watch, wasn’t it? A tough game where we didn’t play well, but, in the end, we got the win our chances deserved. There weren’t a huge amount of impressive or even adequate, performances from the Reds, but a few played well and warrant some praise. Firstly, Adrian had another sound game...

Player ratings as Liverpool see the Blades fall on their ‘keeper’s sword’

We're going to have to start playing a little better if we want to win the league, but seven wins from seven and I'm happy. After four away games I'm excited to get back to Anfield on Wednesday for the Champions League, however first there are some player ratings to attend to. Imperious Virg Adrian (7): Makes a...

Lacklustre Liverpool Survive Scare To Cement Top Spot

A fortuitous Georginio Wijnaldum volley secured a hard-fought victory for Liverpool away to Sheffield United. The Dutchman's goal, which was borne from a goalkeeping mistake, saw the Reds cement their place at the top of the table, with the European Champions now seven wins from seven this season. Liverpool’s slow starts to early kick off’s is...

Robertson’s late heroics showcase his mental fortitude

Approximately 6:15pm on Sunday, September 22nd: Liverpool supporters are going through hell. Leading 2-1 at Stamford Bridge despite a shoddy, tired-looking second-half performance, they are on the rack away to Chelsea. Mason Mount has already missed a glorious opportunity to ensure the Blues become the first team to take points off the Reds this season and...

Liverpool’s Most Underrated Defender

Trent Alexander-Arnold is known for a lot of things but defending isn’t one of them. The Liverpool right-back is often pinpointed as a weak link in the backline. Pundits and fans of rival clubs cite the time Marcus Rashford terrorised him during the 2017/18 campaign.  They’ll bring up the times Burnley’s Dwight McNeil and Cardiff...

Why Virgil Van Dijk is better than Sergio Ramos

Twitter can be a strange place. In the past, it was a place to share opinions. Now the majority use it as a platform to ridicule them. Football Twitter has seeped into normal, everyday Twitter. People want to either trigger you or they stick on a mask and start looking for easy retweets and...