Virgil van Dijk has plenty of Man City ‘options’ to worry about – Jurgen KloppBy Rory Dollard, PAJurgen Klopp insists Liverpool cannot pin all of their hopes on Virgil van Dijk shutting down Erling Haaland when the title rivals Manchester City visit Anfield. Erling Haaland and Virgil van Dijk clash again on Sunday (Joe Giddens/PA) Photo by Joe GiddensBut when it comes to City, Klopp believes there is too much quality and too many alternate options to rely on an old-fashioned man-marking exercise. If Haaland is not scoring that is good but they have other options to do that,” he said. “If Virgil van Dijk would be able to nullify Haaland then (Phil) Foden fires the ball in from 30 yards into the far corner, or Kevin De Bruyne does exactly the same, or Rodri is arriving, or Bernardo Silva is doing it. We knew he is a real talent, we knew he has massive strength, especially on the ball, stuff like this.

Source: Irish Independent March 10, 2024 03:38 UTC