“Van Dijk puts his hands behind his back like a speed-skater and he bends his knees like speed-skaters do,” Ruud Gullit said about the Liverpool centre-back and his defending in a 5-2 loss against Madrid.
“His body is leaning forward. He kind of kneels down in his moves and only has his hands behind his back so he avoids a handball when the striker shoots.
“That, for me, is too easy – and it looks clumsy.”
The Dutchman is not having the best of seasons as Liverpool are struggling both defensively and offensively.
“I have nothing to say on that. I set high standards. People try to hold me to that so that’s what I try to do,” Virg said, as quoted by the Mirror.
“Coming back from the big injury and then being out for six weeks is tough so playing three games for 90 minutes is something I’m very proud of and have worked hard for.”
