Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk failed to crack the top five of the 50 best defenders in world football right now, according to FootballCritic.
And even Danny Murphy has hailed Van Dijk as the best defender he has ever seen ahead of Premier League legends like Vincent Kompany, Rio Ferdinand and John Terry.
However, FootballCritic used its algorithms to rank the 50 best defenders in world football right now, with the Netherlands captain finishing 12th.
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Van Dijk received an 86 rating from FootballCritic, while fellow Liverpool teammate Joe Gomez finished 40th with an 82 rating.
Posted below are the 50 best defenders in world football right now, according to FootballCritic.
50. Ruben Dias (Manchester City): 81 rating
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49. Nico Elvedi (Borussia Monchengladbach): 81 rating
48. Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica): 81 rating
47. Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa): 81 rating
46. Manuel Akanji (Borussia Dortmund): 81 rating
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45. Yerry Mina (Everton): 81 rating
44. Murilo Cerqueira (Lokomotiv Moscow): 81 rating
43. Pedro Bigas (Eibar): 81 rating
42. Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus): 81 rating
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41. Jan Vertonghen (Benfica): 82 rating
40. Joe Gomez (Liverpool): 82 rating
39. Andreas Christensen (Chelsea): 82 rating
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38. Nikola Maksimovic (Napoli): 82 rating
37. Kalidou Koulibaly (Napoli): 82 rating
36. Diego Carlos (Sevilla): 82 rating
35. James Tarkowski (Burnley): 82 rating
34. Jonny Evans (Leicester City): 82 rating
33. Felipe (Atletico Madrid): 82 rating
32. Joseph Aidoo (Celta): 82 rating
31. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid): 82 rating
30. Thiago Heleno (Paranaense): 82 rating
29. Felix Uduokhai (Augsburg): 82 rating
28. John Brooks (Wolfsburg): 83 rating
27. Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen): 83 rating
26. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan): 83 rating
25. Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City): 83 rating
24. Simon Kjaer (AC Milan): 83 rating
23. Dimitrios Siovas (Huesca): 83 rating
22. Kurt Zouma (Chelsea): 83 rating
21. Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad): 84 rating
20. Harry Maguire (Manchester United): 84 rating
19. Fernandinho (Manchester City): 84 rating
18. Clement Lenglet (Barcelona): 84 rating
17. Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City): 84 rating
16. Matthias Ginter (Bayer Leverkusen): 84 rating
15. Michael Keane (Everton): 85 rating
14. Jules Kounde (Sevilla): 85 rating
13. Edmond Tapsoba (Bayer Leverkusen): 86 rating
12. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): 86 rating
11. Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich): 86 rating
10. David Alaba (Bayern Munich): 86 rating
9. Pau Torres (Villarreal): 86 rating
8. Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain): 87 rating
7. Raphael Varane (Real Madrid): 87 rating
6. Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund): 87 rating
5. Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain): 88 rating
4. Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig): 88 rating
3. Sven Bender (Bayer Leverkusen): 89 rating
2. Gerard Pique (Barcelona): 92 rating
1. Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid): 96 rating
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