Virgil van Dijk

[danperkins]

Looked Rolls Royce tonight

[Buzzo]

Yep. Last month or so he has been back to his absolute best.

[baitman]

Solid. Need a song for him.

[wiw]

Loved that 1 on 1..he basically just stood there

[Pablo]

Loved that 1 on 1..he basically just stood there

He looked sooooo relaxed in that 1-0-1, almost yawning as he dealt with it.

I think he's the best defender I've ever seen in 1-on-1 situations.

I also think Alisson is the best goalkeeper I've ever seen at 1-on-1s when the attacker tries to round the keeper.

[Rich]

His ability to switch the afterburners on it also crucial. Was it Mane or Salah that said that Virgil is the fastest player at the club?

[Shaggy]

It's an absolute joke how good he is. I must admit I was a tad worried about whether he'd be the same after his injury - it's taken a bit of time but it was always going to. Last night he was perfection, a genuine 10/10.

[Fosterbloke]

It was outstanding - it's hard to see when his decline will begin, probably at 35!

[Buzzo]

The 'calm as you like' line in his song is so appropriate. He seems so utterly unflustered no matter the stadium atmosphere and pressure he is under. The potential of a future Virg-Konate CB pairing is tantalising.

Gomez is going to need some love soon. FA Cup maybe?

[Shaggy]

Gomez has to get a run out v Norwich in the Cup yes. He's probably going to want to leave in the summer imo, he's too good to be sitting on the bench for practically a full season. But we've 3 world class CBs rightly ahead of him so what can you do.

[spud_gun]

Big Virg reduced Dzeko to a whimpering wreck when they both went up for a header in the centre circle at around the 90 minute mark.

Virg seemed to jump about 10 foot in the air to get the ball (Slight exaggeration, possibly?)

[Mr Pink]

Virg seemed to jump about 10 foot in the air to get the ball (Slight exaggeration, possibly?)

Ya it was 9.5 feet, come on!

[Fredo]

Gomez has to get a run out v Norwich in the Cup yes. He's probably going to want to leave in the summer imo, he's too good to be sitting on the bench for practically a full season. But we've 3 world class CBs rightly ahead of him so what can you do.

I'd rest Virgil and play Matip and Gomez over the weekend. We can't allow Gomez to go in the summer, as we'll end up with 1 of the kids (maybe Williams is ready now I don't know, I read about Quansah who's highly rated). It all depends how fit the first choice CBs can be over a consistent period of time, seems to have been the case this season. It only needs 1 of the 3 above to get injured for the door to open for Joe.

[Kenneth]

He’s definitely back to being the best centre half in the world. Possibly our best ever.

[frank the tank]

Possibly the best ever!!!

In reality, the likes of Baresi and Maldini would contest that too because of their longevity.......but if VVD is still here in 5 years and cooking on gas, then he could be up there with genuine world greats.

I love the way he chose LFC - he could have made a lot more cash and won more trophies somewhere else. He'd have been guaranteed 5 or 6 league titles had he chose City.