Liverpool news: Neil Lennon says Virgil van Dijk was good enough to leave Celtic earlierLiverpool star Van Dijk has been a central competent in their Premier League title challenge this season. Saints themselves battled for a number of transfer windows to lure Van Dijk away from Celtic in 2015. Lennon was in charge of the Scottish champions when they first scouted Van Dijk way back in 2011. Chris Sutton said: “If it wasn’t for Neil Lennon, Van Dijk would not be here.”Liverpool news: Virgil van Dijk has been ever present in the side this seasonLiverpool news: Neil Lennon used to manage CelticLiverpool news: Neil Lennon opened up about Virgil van DijkLiverpool news: Virgil van Dijk started his career at GroningenAnd Lennon was quick to sing the praises of the Netherlands international. Liverpool news: Neil Lennon compared a young Virgil van Dijk to Rio FerdinandLiverpool news: Celtic signed Virgil van Dijk (left) for £2mLiverpool news: Celtic eventually sold Virgil van Dijk to SouthamptonLiverpool news: Virgil van Dijk cost the Reds £75m“The first day he was in the door I just thought he’s a Rolls Royce.

Source: Express February 16, 2019 19:18 UTC