“I’m going after Van Dijk. When was the last time you went into a game like that thinking that out of the two centre-halves Van Dijk is the one that might not be able to deal with Haaland?” LFC MCFC
“He’s had a dreadful injury right, we all remember it, [Jordan] Pickford comes out, it’s a penalty, it’s a red card. It didn’t go his way, nothing was given in the end,” he said.Pickford’s tackle on Van Dijk led the Liverpool star to be ruled out for the rest of the season and to miss 45 games
“He suffered a bad knee injury. As someone who suffered with knee injuries and retired early from the game, honestly I genuinely feel for him. “But when you talk about the next stage for him and his recovery and how he’s going to move on as a player, you can see he’s not the same player he was.“There’s a lack of movement, a lack of control, there’s something in his game that’s changed.
“Trent takes all the abuse right now because he’s an easy target out of position because of the way Klopp wants to play, the midfield is lacking, there’s more than one thing going on at Liverpool right now.Haaland and Van Dijk went head-to-head in the Community Shield in July and the defender stopped City’s summer signing from scoring
“But I feel for Van Dijk because of the injury he’s had, but right now he’s no where near the player he was.”Given Haaland’s goal threat, the Norwegian will pose as a real test for Van Dijk and the rest of Liverpool’s back line this Sunday.on Monday, thinks even the best defenders would struggle to contain the 22-year-old.“Last year they won the league and were the best team in the league. Then they’ve just added 40, 50 odd goals a season.
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