{"id":21920,"date":"2024-12-02T10:21:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=21920"},"modified":"2024-12-02T10:21:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T10:21:36","slug":"jamie-carragher-virgil-van-dijk-liverpool-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/jamie-carragher-virgil-van-dijk-liverpool-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher Makes HUGE Virgil Van Dijk Claim After Liverpool Open Up 11-Point Lead Over Manchester City"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jamie Carragher believes that Virgil van Dijk is the ‘best centre-back in Premier League history’ after the Dutchman’s colossal performances in recent days.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Both Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland were unable to breach the Liverpool<\/a> defender this week. The Reds got the better of Real Madrid and Manchester City in vital encounters at Anfield.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Cityzens saw the Merseysiders go nine points clear at the top of the table. Most notably, Arne Slot’s side have an 11-point cushion over the champions.<\/p>\n

Cody Gakpo stroked home the opener after 12 minutes to set the league leaders on their way. Mohamed Salah<\/a> made sure of the points when he fired home a second-half penalty.<\/p>\n

Van Dijk’s herculean performance certainly caught the eye throughout the largely one-sided contest. The highly-anticipated battle between the Dutchman and Haaland highlighted the gulf in class.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian superstar battled in vein but was ultimately no match for the Liverpool captain. After the match, Carragher posted on X<\/em><\/a>, formerly Twitter<\/em>, praising the 33-year-old.<\/p>\n

Jamie Carragher’s Bold Virgil Van Dijk Claim Goes Viral<\/h2>\n
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VVD performance today was unbelievable! (I know he made a mistake at the end!)
He made Erling Haaland look like Alf-Inge Haaland!
The best striker v best CB should be a great battle, but it\u2019s so easy for him.
He\u2019s the best CB we\u2019ve ever seen in the PL, I know the replies will\u2026<\/p>\n

— Jamie Carragher (@Carra23) December 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n