Virgil van Dijk has lauded Xherdan Shaqiri as Liverpool’s “game-changer” after seeing the Swiss star bag a double in Sunday's “special” 3-1 victory over Manchester United.
The Reds were looking for a flash of inspiration at Anfield as they sought to break down the dogged Red Devils’ defensive wall.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had dominated proceedings, but had seen an uncharacteristic mistake from Alisson allow Jesse Lingard to cancel out Sadio Mane’s opener.
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Shaqiri was introduced to help deliver a spark, and the 27-year-old needed just three minutes off the bench to fire Liverpool in front and a further seven to put the result beyond doubt.