It could appear maybe somewhat harsh to place all of the blame for Liverpool’s first league defeat of the season on Virgil van Dijk’s shoulders.
But, James Milner’s livid response after Jadon Sancho’s opener at Previous Trafford does go a way in supporting Jamie Carragher’s level concerning the No.4’s unwillingness at occasions to place his physique on the road when essential.
The 31-year-old noticed an effort from the previous Borussia Dortmund winger go previous him, beating Alisson Becker and provoking pandemonium within the stands.
As the previous Reds defender was proper to level out, in fact, the previous Southampton man is about as flawless a centre-half as you’re going to get within the trendy recreation and we definitely wouldn’t need to see the Dutchman going to ground regularly for the sake of it.
You may catch the clip under, courtesy of Sky Sports activities (by way of @footballdaily):
“You may’t simply stand there!” @Carra23 has query marks about Virgil van Dijk’s defending pic.twitter.com/f7aq6vAvtv
— Soccer Every day (@footballdaily) August 22, 2022