Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has defended the tackle he made on Napoli forward Dries Mertens in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
In the 1-0 win for the Reds, the Dutch defender picked up a yellow card for a challenge on his opponent in the first period. While Van Dijk won the ball, he followed through and caught Mertens high on the ankle.
After Napoli manager Carlo Ancelotti said VAR would have seen Van Dijk red-carded, the Netherlands international said it was a fair challenge, per Mark Critchley of The Independent.