Virgil Van Dijk Gets Turned Inside Out By Salzburg Forward Hwang Hee-Chan

RB Salzburg striker Hwang Hee-Chan sent Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk to the shops on Wednesday night with a superb piece of skill in the final third.

The South Korean forward gave one of the world's best centre-back's a real headache towards the end of the second half, turning him inside out before netting a great goal to make it 1-3.

Van Dijk, who went 55 Premier League games in a row without being dribbled past, could only stand and watch as Hee-Chan slotted past Adrian in the Liverpool net.

Hee-Chan actually became the first player to score at Anfield in the Champions League since match day one of the 2018/19 season, ending their run of five clean sheets.

What a way to do it.

Liverpool went into the break with a 3-1 lead after goals from Sadio Mane, Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah - and they looked to be on top until a completely different Salzburg side turned out for the second period.

Takumi Minamino made it 3-2 in the 56th minute and the wonderkid of the moment, Erling Haaland, made it 3-3 on the hour.

It didn't take long for the European champions to regain the lead, however, with that man Salah getting his brace in the 69th minute to make it 4-3.

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Jack Kenmare

Jack Kenmare is a writer at SPORTbible. He's interviewed some of the biggest names in sport, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Pele, Carles Puyol and Tim Henman. He dabbles in all things sport but football is his biggest passion. He was once hit in the head by a wayward strike from Nicky Butt and lived to tell the tale.

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