Virgil van Dijk says fans can boo him all they want as the Liverpool and Holland defender does not care one bit. The PFA Player of the Year won the Champions League at the start of the month but was unable to follow it up with further silverware in the Nations League. Ronald Koeman’s side lost 1-0 to hosts Portugal in the inaugural final on Sunday, when some England fans that made the trip to the game booed Van Dijk – just as they did as the Dutch won Thursday’s semi-final in extra-time. Virgil Van Dijk, left, was booed by England fans at the Nations League (Mike Egerton/PA)England manager Gareth Southgate joked that he would rather the fans booed him than his own players, but if the plan was to throw the defender off kilter then it did not work. “I don’t really care if somebody boos me or boos the team, we’re trying to win the game,” Van Dijk said.

Source: Irish Examiner June 10, 2019 11:14 UTC