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Virgil van Dijk's Compilation For Southampton Vs. Man City Is Colossus, He Was Elite Before Joining Liverpool

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Published 10:12 1 Apr 2022 GMT+1

Virgil van Dijk's Compilation For Southampton Vs. Man City Is Colossus, He Was Elite Before Joining Liverpool

Virgil van Dijk starred for Southampton against Manchester City back in 2016.

Nasir Jabbar

Nasir Jabbar

​A stunning compilation of Virgil van Dijk's colossal performance for Southampton against Manchester City shows he was an elite defender before he signed for Liverpool. 

Van Dijk performed heroically in Southampton's 1-1 draw at Man City, with fans raving about his showing at the back. 

Image: PA
Image: PA

Liverpool fans wasted no time in reacting to the clip, highlighting the claim that he was a world class operator before he joined Jurgen Klopp's team.  

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In the Premier League fixture back in October 2016, the video shows Van Dijk being commanding and nullifying the threat of Sergio Aguero. 

The impressive compilation also underlines his ability to bring the ball out of defence and his trademark cross-field passes.  

Check out the footage below courtesy of Twitter user @alltimers.

Needless to say, Van Dijk's outing against Man City got Liverpool fans talking. ​

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One tweeted: "VVD was outstanding even before Liverpool. Guys think he became good under Klopp."​​

A second wrote: "Been saying this for years. The argument he’s only done it since he came to Liverpool is so lazy and completely and utterly wrong."

A third added: "Virg been doing it at a high high level for 6-7 years in the PL and people mention longevity."​​​

Of course, Van Dijk finished the 2016/17 campaign at Southampton - but spent just six months more at St Mary's before moving to Liverpool. 

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The Anfield club splashed out £75 million to acquire Van Dijk's services, with the star player going onto become one of the best defenders in world football. 

He's helped the Reds to Premier League and Champions League glory, fully justifying the club's decision to spend big. 

Featured Image Credit: via Premier League

Topics: Football, Virgil Van Dijk, Liverpool, Manchester City, Southampton

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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