Virgil van Dijk is Liverpool’s version of Eric Cantona, says Paul Ince, with the Dutch defender “the final piece of the jigsaw” as an iconic Frenchman once was for Manchester United.
The Red Devils’ long wait for title glory ended in 1993 after acquiring a talismanic presence from Leeds.
Those at Anfield are hoping to end a barren spell of their own this season, with 29 years having passed since Liverpool last secured domestic dominance.
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They are top of the Premier League table at present, with the £75 million ($98m) addition of Dutch centre-half Van Dijk in January 2018 considered to have pushed them into contention for the top-flight crown.