Virgil van Dijk hopes to debut against Manchester City in the Premier League for Liverpool on Sunday afternoon. The Dutch national Orange made his debut for the Reds in the FA Cup against Everton last week and immediately impressed him. Jamie Redknapp is charmed by the qualities of Van Dijk and states that Liverpool has done very good business by bringing in the defender.
At the beginning of this month, Liverpool counted more than eighty million euros to free Van Dijk from Southampton, but Redknapp stresses that the arrival of the stopper was much needed:”Liverpool’s problems in the last few seasons have always been back. I said from day one that he is a player who can use Liverpool very well”, Sky Sports quoted the analyst,”He’s putting the team on a defensive structure. I’ve been saying for a while that they need a leader.
Opposed to the arrival of Van Dijk was Philippe Coutinho’s departure to Barcelona. Redknapp doesn’t think that the loss of Brazilian player Liverpool will break out in the battle for a Champions League ticket. The team of manager Jürgen Klopp is currently ranked fourth in the Premier League:”With the arrival of Van Dijk, Liverpool has secured a place at the top four”, the former midfielder is convinced:”The departure of Coutinho would be a reason to assume that they will end outside the top four, but no matter how good he is: Van Dijk is a guarantee for a place at the top four.
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