Virgil Van Dijk

Leicester 0-4 Liverpool: As The Reds Dismantle The Foxes

Before the match, both Jurgen Klopp and Brendan Rodgers refused to talk about what this match meant as to the title race. Maybe they both knew what was coming because no one watching this game would have pegged it as a title decider. The gulf in class between Liverpool and Leicester was immense, and...

Liverpool trio delight in historic Club World Cup victory

Liverpool created history on Saturday evening in Qatar, winning the Club World Cup for the first time in the club's history. Roberto Firmino, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk spoke with FIFA.com after the 1-0 extra-time victory over Brazilian club Flamengo. An extremely poor refereeing performance left Liverpool battling against the odds as they also dealt...

Liverpool 1-0 Flamengo (AET): Who was man of the match?

World champions and international treble winners: that has quite the ring to it. Though profligate in front of goal and on the receiving end of some woeful refereeing, Liverpool eventually ran out victorious against Flamengo to cap off a memorable 2019 with more silverware. South America's finest were impressive in the first half but the...

Player Ratings as Liverpool are crowned Champions of the World

Well it wasn’t easy, but Liverpool are Champions of the World for the first time in their history. It was far from a stellar performance, but once again the Reds did enough to get the victory.  Now, let’s see how each player performed individually. Alisson - 6 A few poor passes and didn’t look as assured...

Liverpool must play the waiting game with Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says that Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum could still feature against Flamengo in Saturday's Club World Cup final in Qatar. The Reds' boss disclosed that both players had taken part in training today (Friday). However, Klopp's medical staff will make a final assessment on the players' availability on Saturday ahead...

Klopp provides injury update on Liverpool pair ahead of CWC semi-final

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp gave an update on the fitness of Dutch pair Virgil van Dijk and Gini Wijnaldum ahead of The Reds' Club World Cup semi-final clash with Mexican club Monterrey. In general terms, the news was mainly positive about both Van Dijk and Wijnaldum. However, with regards to the Club World Cup in...

Limp Liverpool Keep Winning Streak Alive

Liverpool kept their Premier League undefeated run intact with a 2-0 win over Watford at Anfield in Saturday's early game. A brace of goals from Mohamed Salah was enough to seal the win for the Reds in a limp, tired looking performance against the Premier League's bottom team. Jurgen Klopp elected to change formation to a...

Liverpool 2-0 Watford: Who Was Man of the Match?

Liverpool win yet again in the Premier League in an admittedly subpar performance against Watford at Anfield. Mo Salah was the difference with 2 sublime goals, both with his infamous right foot. Watford created a number of very good chances and on another day would have done enough to at least take a point...

Player Ratings: Liverpool Brush Aside Bournemouth

If you are one of the many Reds worried about the midweek match against Red Bull Salzburg you couldn’t have hoped for a better result than this. Liverpool have seen tougher opposition on the training pitch than this Bournemouth side who were flattered by the 0-3 scoreline. Firmino, Salah and Henderson returned to an eleven...

Liverpool 5-2 Everton: Key Stats as Reds send Blues crashing into bottom three

Recently the Merseyside Derby has proven an almost excruciatingly tense encounter, decided by fine margins. But not here. This time Liverpool laid bare the gulf in quality, powering five goals past Jordan Pickford and piling the misery on their neighbours. Klopp left supporters stunned by ringing the changes, but even with the hosts at approximately...