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Van Dijk 'the best ever?' - rank these great Premier League centre-backs

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk put in another excellent performance to frustrate Manchester City striker Erling Haaland on Sunday.

The 2-0 win sees Liverpool nine points clear at the top - and 11 points above four-time-in-a-row champions City.

It led ex-Reds defender Jamie Carragher to declare on social media, external that Van Dijk is "the best centre-back we’ve ever seen in the Premier League".

"I always said it was John Terry before Van Dijk came along," he continued.

"All great defenders of the past had attackers who caused them problems, but who ever causes Van Dijk any?