Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk believes he can become even BETTER and admits he has felt ‘UNBEATABLE’ at times since returning from his horror ACL injury… before naming interviewer Rio Ferdinand in his top five Premier League centre-backs
- Virgil van Dijk has established himself as arguably the world’s best centre-back
- The Holland international spent 10 months out last season with an ACL injury
- But he has returned to help deliver FA Cup and League Cup success to Anfield
- The 30-year-old however believes he can still take his game to a higher level
Virgil van Dijk believes he could still raise his game to another level despite feeling ‘unbeatable’ at times in a Liverpool shirt.
The Reds centre-back has emerged as arguably the leading defender in the world in recent seasons, despite suffering a horror anterior cruciate ligament injury in October 2020.
The Holland international spent 10 months out as a result but has slotted seamlessly back into Jurgen Klopp’s backline to help them to FA Cup and League Cup success this season.
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk believes he could still raise his game to another level
The Dutchman missed 10 months after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury in 2020
Now ahead of Saturday’s Champions League final and the chance of securing a potential treble, the 30-year-old is now aiming for further success with his country at the Qatar World Cup.
‘I feel very good at the moment,’ he told Rio Ferdinand’s Between The Lines show on BT Sport.
‘I definitely needed some time to get up to speed, which is absolutely normal. It won’t be seen as normal nowadays but it is absolutely normal.
‘I would say the first three, four, five…
Source : dailymail
