I am so pleased for Virgil van Dijk - he's back to his best after injury hell
I was really pleased with Liverpool's convincing 3-0 victory over Brentford at Anfield on Sunday. Reflecting on the game, there were so many positives. I thought Virgil van Dijk had his best game of the season and now looks back to his best after a difficult season last campaign.
As well as that, the strikers scored all of the goals, with Mohamed Salah's brace taking his tally in English football to the 200-goal mark. When was the last time we had a defender or midfielder score a goal?
It's amazing, with the likes of Diogo Jota, Salah, Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo and even young Ben Doak they keep delivering the goals. And as long as they keep finding the back of the net, we'll continue to win games in the Premier League.
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Sunday's victory came at the end of a difficult week for Liverpool after failing to win either of their away games against Luton Town and Toulouse, but it was so pleasing to see the side strike back in such convincing fashion. It was a deserved win.
On Van Dijk, he will have known that he struggled and wasn't at his best last season. In his defence, though, when you have an injury as bad as he did a few years ago, it happens. Of course, you lose your way a little bit.
The captain's role, I think, has played a part. He's got a major part to play not just on his performances but looking after the other players on the field and being a leader. The fact that he's been given that responsibility has probably helped him return to the levels of performance we saw all those years ago as Liverpool won the Champions League and the Premier
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