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James Milner was absolutely furious with Virgil van Dijk for Man United's opener against Liverpool
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Updated 20:43 22 Aug 2022 GMT+1Published 20:23 22 Aug 2022 GMT+1

James Milner was absolutely furious with Virgil van Dijk for Man United's opener against Liverpool

James Milner had a go at Virgil van Dijk.

Nasir Jabbar

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James Milner gave Virgil van Dijk an absolute earful following Manchester United's opener against Liverpool.

Jadon Sancho sat down Milner with a sublime piece of skill before slotting home to open the scoring at Old Trafford.

The camera then panned to Milner who was absolutely fuming at Van Dijk's positioning for the goal.

That composure 🤤

Calm as you like from Jadon Sancho and Manchester United lead at Old Trafford! 💥 pic.twitter.com/7ZkB2jf1FO

— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 22, 2022

Needless to say, the clash between Milner and Van Dijk got fans talking online.

James Milner furious with Virgil van Dijk in what appears to be Milner telling him he should've been in a different position, he's screaming and Virgil tries to call him down.

Wow. But disappointing goal.

— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) August 22, 2022

Milner getting sat down and then bulloxing Virgil van Dijk LOL absolutely shocking defending by both of them #MUNLIV

— knighty (@_lknighty) August 22, 2022

One tweeted: "Milner giving Van Dijk pelters is fair there. His refusal to commit towards opposition players is getting more prominent. A second wrote: "The nerve of Milner to scold Van Dijk when he got fake shotted by Sancho."

A third added: "James Milner so angry with Van Dijk and rightly so!!"

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Image: Sky Sports
Image: Sky Sports

Micah Richards also questioned Van Dijk's defending for Sancho's strike.

Speaking on BBC 5 Live Sport, he said: "Van Dijk is just stood with his arms behind his back. He literally stands there.

"Such strange defending."

Featured Image Credit: Sky Sports

Topics: Football, Manchester United, Liverpool

Nasir Jabbar
Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar is a journalist at SPORTbible. He graduated from Bath Spa University with a BA in Media Communications. He's a combat sport aficionado and has contributed to MMA websites AddictedMMA and CagePotato. Nasir has covered some of the biggest fights, while interviewing the likes of Conor McGregor, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Darren Till. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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