Vincent Kompany has labelled Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk as the best centre-back of the Premier League era.
Kompany, a Manchester City icon, was speaking to the media ahead of his testimonial on Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium, and he was asked who he thought the best centre-back was since the inception of the Premier League, per Goal:
"I would bring it back to Virgil van Dijk, he's not been on the scene as long as [John] Terry, [Rio] Ferdinand who have been around for a long time, but the signs he's shown in the last few years.