Liverpool Fans Hail Virgil Van Dijk for Passionate Performance in Victory Against Brighton

Liverpool supporters have praised defender Virgil Van Dijk as footage emerged showing the Dutchman trying to rally his side in the closing stages of Saturday's 1-0 victory at Brighton.

A second-half penalty from Mohamed Salah secured all three points for the Reds who are now seven points clear of second-placed Manchester City and nine ahead of Tottenham.

The win against the Seagulls continues ​Liverpool's remarkable record of not dropping a single point against teams outside of the top six.

Virgil van Dijk,Alisson Becker

Following the arrival of Van Dijk from ​Southampton for £75m last January, the Reds have improved considerably in defence with the 27-year-old bringing a level of composure and confidence that had previously been missing at Anfield.

The former Celtic and Groningen star has played a pivotal role this season alongside the likes of ​Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andrew Robertson and goalkeeper Alisson Becker with the club keeping fifteen clean sheets in all competitions.

Reacting to Van Dijk's urgency to ensure that Liverpool would maintain their concentration in the dying stages at the Amex, fans took to Twitter to hail their defensive leader.

Here are some of the views expressed by the supporters:

Saturday's match marked Van Dijk's 50th Premier League appearance for Liverpool and his faultless performances under manager Jurgen Klopp has lead to praise from supporters and players.

​Bayern Munich defender Mats Hummels gave his opinion on whether the Dutchman was currently the world's best defender on ​Twitter whilst hosting a Q&A with his followers, replying with: "Yes."

If Liverpool are to win their first top flight title for twenty-nine years they will have to keep Van Dijk fit, especially with the likes of Joe Gomez and Dejan Lovren both currently sidelined with injury.

The Reds face ​Crystal Palace at Anfield next Saturday in the Premier League and will be hoping to win their tenth home game of the season.


Source : 90min