Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hailed both Lionel Messi and Virgil van Dijk after the Barcelona man beat the Reds defender to the Ballon d'Or on Monday.
Messi picked up the award for the sixth time, while Van Dijk—bidding to be the first defender to win it since Fabio Cannavaro in 2006—was runner-up.
Per Goal's Chris Burton, Klopp said:
"That is how people see it. Absolutely no problem.
"Lionel Messi is probably the best player I saw in my lifetime. [Diego] Maradona, but I see Messi more often.