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Clip of Virgil van Dijk Chasing Down Erling Haaland Goes Viral

Clip of Virgil van Dijk Chasing Down Erling Haaland Goes Viral

A video of Haaland up against Van Dijk is doing the rounds on social media.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

A clip of Virgil van Dijk brilliantly chasing down Erling Haaland has gone viral following the Norwegian starlet signing for Borussia Dortmund.

The Bundesliga club have fended off fierce competition from Manchester United, among others, to snap up the promising striker.

His transfer sparked debate on social media with a United fan claiming to be happy that his side didn't sign Haaland by referencing his showing against Liverpool's Van Dijk in the Champions League.

@RiZzyUTD shared a video of Van Dijk catching up with Haaland, accompanied with the words: "I am honestly so happy we missed out on this donkey. We dodged a major bullet negl."

His tweet sent social media into overdrive with fans of Haaland sticking up for the teenage phenom.

"22 appearances, 28 goals, 7 assists. You sure did miss a bullet mate," one social media user wrote.

A second tweeted: "Viking lukaku."

A third added: "Van Dijk was already sprinting when Haaland started running. Nothing wrong with this just because his running isn't aesthetically pleasing."

Another wrote: " The guy is running like he's superglued to a treadmill."

Borussia Dortmund have officially signed Haaland from RB Salzburg after paying his release clause of £19.2 million.

He's signed a contract until June 30, 2024, while Salzburg will receive a percentage of any future sale.

Haaland has scored 16 goals in 14 games in Austria's top flight this season and a further eight goals in the Champions League.

How will he fare in Germany? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Football, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund

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, Darren Till, Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. He's also an avid Bristol City fan.

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