English football star Gary Neville has admitted he was wrong about Virgil van Dijk, hailing the Liverpool star as a “monster”.
"I thought Van Dijk was a good player at Southampton, but I didn't think he was worth £75million,” said Neville, speaking on the Gary Neville Podcast.
“And I didn't think he would have the impact on Liverpool's defence that he's had.
"He's a monster and is looking a bit like Jaap Stam. It looks like he just throws people out of the way.
"You look at that midfield, with [Georginio] Wijnaldum, [Naby] Keita and [James] Milner, with [Jordan] Henderson still to come in. There is some strength in depth there.
"Can Liverpool reproduce that high-intensity football Saturday-Wednesday? And did they need another centre-forward in case [Roberto] Firmino is out?
"Because I do think there is a big drop in intensity in their play when him or [Mohamed] Salah are not playing."