Virgil Van Dijk Is Liverpool’s Player Of The Month

Virgil van Dijk has been named Liverpool’s player of the month. The Dutch defender had to fend off competitions from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah as he conquered his way to this award.

Liverpool paid Southampton a whopping £75m for his services and the strong central defender has been pretty solid since his induction to the first team. Due to Jurgen Klopp’s high pressing tactics, the Reds felt the need for a top class defender who could plug the leak in the defence and the 27 year old’s contribution has been massive.

The Reds defence have been breached only once this season and credit goes to van Dijk. With Joe Gomez, the defender has formed a very effective partnership which has brought a different dimension to the game.

Van Dijk said, “Firstly, I want to say thank you very much to everyone who voted. It was a great month for all of us, so a big thanks to everyone who voted for me.

“It’s my first one and I am very pleased to have won it, but almost everyone in the team deserved it this month; everyone has been outstanding, giving their all, and you could see that in the results.

“I’m very happy we’re doing so well at the moment and we need to keep going.

“I am enjoying every bit of it, but that’s all credit to everyone in the team – all of the players involved. It’s not only me and I would never take credit on my own. We do it all together and it starts on the training pitch.”