Andy Robertson hailed Virgil van Dijk as the ideal role model for budding defenders after the Liverpool star inspired his side to victory over Manchester United.
Van Dijk’s first-half header set the Reds on their way to a 2-0 win over their fierce rivals at Anfield on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp’s team are now 16 points clear at the top of the Premier League, and boast a game in hand on second-placed Manchester City for good measure.
They have also kept seven successive clean sheets in the league, the first time they have achieved such a feat in 14 years.