van Dijk, Liverpool and Champions League
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GOAL dishes out ratings to all of the Liverpool players involved in Wednesday's Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid at Anfield, where captain Virgil van Dijk scored yet another late winner for
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Liverpool are up and running in the Champions League thanks to a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid in which Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah were immense. Liverpool were two up against Atletico by the six-minute mark thanks to goals from Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah.
Wednesday's was the best Liverpool display of the season so far, however, with Alexander Isak appearing in the XI for his debut and Mohamed Salah inspiring a fast start
Liverpool left it late once again as Virgil van Dijk 's header in added time got them off to a winning start in the Champions League with a 3-2 victory over Atletico Madrid. In what is becoming something of a pattern this season, Arne Slot 's side allowed a two-goal lead to slip before producing another dramatic finish.
But Van Dijk’s career began in his native Netherlands with Willem II. The defender spent 11 years within the club’s youth setup before joining Groningen in 2010, and despite never making a senior appearance for them, he remains closely tied to the Tilburg-based outfit.