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Back in 2018, soon after the terrible attack, Virgil van Dijk and his team-mates told Sean Cox he would never walk alone ...

Quite rightly, Van Dijk would be scornful of attaching any significance whatsoever to the scenario that unfolded just down the corridor from the Anfield dressing-rooms but it was a nice coincidence that it came in the middle of a discussion in which the Liverpool captain was talking about his pride in representing the club on AND off the pitch.

In an earlier interview, he had gently chided a reporter who suggested Van Dijk and his imminent contract agreement would be the story of the upcoming days.



Johan Cruyff’s brilliance with the ball was one of the main reasons he was a great captain of Ajax.

Van Dijk leads with calm authority, demanding of team-mates without belittling them.

Virgil van Dijk was the PFA Player of the Year for the 2018-19 season.

Since making his Liverpool debut, he has been central to 97 clean sheets, the most from any defender in that time.

And with 24 to his name, no defender has scored as many goals as Van Dijk has scored in that time

Liverpool has a pantheon of great captains - from Ron Yeats to Steven Gerrard - and Van Dijk can take his place amongst them.

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