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Van Dijk explains how street football made him a dribbler's worst nightmare

The Reds defender was not beaten by any opponent running at him during the 2018-19 campaign, with the Dutchman calling upon experiences of his youth

Virgil van Dijk has offered a reason as to why no opponent was able to dribble past him at Liverpool last season.

Remarkably, the Dutch defender ended the 2018-19 campaign with a stunning stat to his name.

He formed part of the tightest defence in the Premier League and helped the Reds to Champions League glory in Madrid.

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Nobody ran around him with the ball at their feet in either of those campaigns, with the world’s most expensive defender proving once again why he is worth every penny of a £75 million ($96m) transfer fee.