Virgil van Dijk has mentioned that he enjoys a ‘particular’ relationship with one Liverpool teammate who he described as an ‘unimaginable human being’.
The Dutchman joined the Reds from Southampton at the start of 2018, with Alisson Becker coming to Anfield six months later, and people two additions had a transformative impact on the Reds’ total staff throughout the Jurgen Klopp period.
The present LFC captain was chatting with Ben Foster for Amazon Prime Video Sport when he make clear the camaraderie that he’s constructed up with the Brazil goalkeeper throughout six seasons of enjoying collectively for the membership.
Van Dijk mentioned: “My relationship with him for the reason that second he walked into the membership has been particular. We’ve performed so many video games collectively, we received clearly every part collectively. You already know, he’s an unimaginable, unimaginable goalkeeper, [and an] unimaginable human being as effectively.”
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Liverpool went from conceding 28 objectives within the 2017/18 Premier League season previous to Van Dijk’s arrival that January, to solely 22 within the entirety of the next marketing campaign, when he and Alisson had been just about ever-present.
It’s no coincidence that, of their first two years collectively at Anfield, the Reds received the Champions League, Premier League, UEFA Tremendous Cup and Membership World Cup, with three additional home cup triumphs and the 2022 Group Defend following thereafter.
The pair stand out a mile as two of our greatest signings of recent instances, and it’s clear from the captain’s feedback that they not solely have an exemplary connection on the pitch, but additionally a real friendship away from matchday.
You’ll be able to take a look at Van Dijk’s feedback on Alisson beneath, by way of Amazon Prime Video Sport on YouTube:
