Jamie Carragher was working as a pundit for Sky Sports during the Nations League semifinal tie between Netherlands and England. After the game, the former Liverpool defender drew a comparison between Virgil van Dijk and Matthijs De Ligt and the Liverpool centre-back probably would not be happy if he heard that.
Carragher had a chat with former Celtic and Nottingham Forest forward Pierre van Hooijdonk about the two defenders.
"Pierre van Hooijdonk is next door doing the Dutch TV and I was just having a chat with him before," Carragher said on air. "The feeling in Holland is De Ligt will be better than Van Dijk.
"Van Dijk at De Ligt’s age hadn’t even been thought about of playing for Holland. It took until it came to the Premier League, not even at Celtic, where he started to establish himself in the Dutch team. So what De Ligt’s doing at 19 is unbelievable."
Matthijs De Ligt became a sensation this season as he captained Ajax all the way to the Champions League semifinal where they were beaten by Spurs. Before that, the Eredivisie champions knocked out Real Madrid and Juventus.
