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Virgil Van Dijk Names His Best Teammate, Toughest Opponent And All-Time Greatest Player

Virgil Van Dijk Names His Best Teammate, Toughest Opponent And All-Time Greatest Player

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk was asked about his choices for the best player of all time, his trickiest opponent to mark and much more.

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz

Virgil van Dijk has snubbed Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi by naming Ronaldinho as the best player of all time.

The Liverpool star, 28, is up for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award alongside the two five-time Ballon d'Or winners.

But when Van Dijk was asked who is the best player of all time, he told talkSPORT: "Ronaldinho. He was one of my idols."

While 39-year-old Brazilian legend Ronaldinho is his favourite player of all time, he was also asked who is the best Dutchman to have ever played in the sport.

The Dutch centre-back responded: "Marco van Basten. I never saw him properly play but I know he was pretty good."

Van Dijk was also pressed on who was the most difficult player he has come up against in the Premier League.

And the Netherlands captain named Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero as the trickiest player to mark.

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Van Dijk has played for Groningen, Celtic, Southampton and Liverpool in his senior club career and has several players to choose from when it comes to his best teammate.

When he was asked who his best teammate has been, last season's PFA Players' Player of the Year winner responded: "I'm going to be a little bit biased and say one of my teammates; I would say Roberto Firmino."

The former Celtic and Southampton defender also said that Netherlands head coach Ronald Koeman and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp were the best managers of all time.

Finally, Van Dijk revealed that Liverpool's stunning Champions League comeback against Barcelona last season was the best match that he has ever played in.

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The Spanish champions secured a 3-0 win over the Reds at the Camp Nou in the first leg of the semi-final clash.

But Klopp's men rallied back at Anfield to thump Barca 4-0 in the return leg.

Van Dijk said: "The Barcelona game. I watched the Barcelona game back."

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Topics: Liverpool, Football News, Ronaldinho, Sergio Aguero, Football, REds, Roberto Firmino, Premier League, Virgil Van Dijk, Jurgen Klopp, Ronald Koeman