"No, no. I don’t think I can compare with Virgil because he showed to the world that he is the best defender. Me, no," Ibrahima Konate said when asked about comparisons between him and Van Dijk, as relayed by the Liverpool Echo.
"I hope with time, I can show this.”
Ibou had two good games for Liverpool against Palace and Norwich but it's clearly not enough to reach Van Dijk's level.
But the centre-back is willing to learn from his teammates in order to improve.
"I learn about Virg, Joe, Nat, Joel since the first day when I arrived at the club because I play with very good defenders and I train with them," Konate told Liverpool's official website.
"But I think I can learn about all the players of this team. I need to improve every day and this is good.
"I am with big players in this team and I can just learn every day."
