Engeland verbijsterd door 'bizar goede' Van Dijk: 'Beste verdediger ooit'

Het Engelse Sky Sports riep Van Dijk uit tot man of the match en ESPN gaf de verdediger een 10. 'Het was geen verrassing dat hij de rustigste speler op het veld was', schrijft het medium. 'Een kolossaal optreden van de duurste verdediger ter wereld.' Ook op social media is er niets dan lof voor Van Dijk. Een greep uit de reacties:

🍾Virgil Van Dijk - Man of the Match🍾
Touches: 86 (only Matip had more)
Passing accuracy: 86% (highest in match)
Clearances: 13 (most in match)

Involved in more @premierleague clean sheets (23) than any other player since Liverpool PL debut in Jan 2018 pic.twitter.com/yqfcxhwhmZ

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) March 3, 2019

Genuine question : does Virgil van Dijk ever have a bad game? Even when nothing goes right for Liverpool he manages to produce an 8/10 display. He’s a freak.

— Patrick Timmons (@PatrickTimmons1) March 3, 2019

van dijk is the best defender of all time by the way. which just proves attackers win you titles. 15 goals conceded after 29 games and were second lmao

— I'm not broke, I'm just a broken-hearted man (@xGoalanke) March 3, 2019

Van Dijk is absolutely ridiculous, he blocks/stops EVERYTHING #EVELIV

— Aaron (@aaronoafc) March 3, 2019

Van Dijk is disgustingly good man.

— Ali. (@UtdAlii) March 3, 2019

Van Dijk deserves to win the league. Best CB in the world.

— TheRoadToMerseyside (@Road2MerseySide) March 3, 2019

Doesn’t make the situation any better, but how good was van Dijk today? Didn’t put a foot wrong, dominated every player he went up against, and the way he read the game was unbelievable. Especially how fast he read it. Absolutely world class.

— Maxi (@MaaxiAngelo) March 3, 2019

How good is Van Dijk? He makes everything look so easy. Rolls Royce.

— Reggie (@Reggie_Disley) March 3, 2019

For Michael Keane to put in a performance like that and STILL not be the best centre-back on the pitch is...quite something. You are ridiculous, Virgil van Dijk.

— Sam Tighe (@stighefootball) March 3, 2019

Van Dijk has been easily the best player in the PL this season and there's no debate about it.

— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) March 3, 2019

VAN FUCKING DIJK IS THE ONLY PLAYER THAT WANTS THIS FUCKING TITLE

— rajan🚀 (@wxjnaldum) March 3, 2019

Van Dijk is astonishingly good.

— Nic English (@nicwenglish) March 3, 2019

Game on a knife edge but have to say some dogged defending from both. Van Dijk has been monumental. #EVELIV

— Phenoms FC (@Andykross31) March 3, 2019