Virgil van Dijk may have struggled for Liverpool this season, but Jamie Carragher believes no Premier League center-back has ever had a greater impact on their team.
Carragher defended the Reds center-back on Twitter, asserting that Van Dijk was superior to former Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic and that his current performance was comparable to that of Kevin De Bruyne.
That happened after Jurgen Klopp’s defense did a dismal job of stopping Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus from scoring in the first half of Liverpool’s thrilling 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.
This season, Van Dijk’s performances has drawn criticism on numerous occasions.
Following Liverpool’s 5-2 Champions League loss at home to Real Madrid, Carragher himself delivered a harsh assessment of the defender.
While former Reds captain Carragher acknowledged the disappointing nature of the Netherlands international’s season, he, however, believes no centre-back comes close to Van Dijk in the Premier League era.
Responding to another tweet criticising Van Dijk’s form, Carragher wrote: “VVD [Van Dijk] is far better than Vidic, who was a top CB [centre-back], but have you forgot [Vidic’s] performances against [Liverpool’s Fernando] Torres?
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“Rio [Ferdinand] and JT [John Terry] had poor seasons in their career like all players, VVD is having one now.
“No CB in the PL era has ever had VVD’s impact on a team.”
“Never mind the best CB in the league, he’s been the best player in the league along with KDB [De Bruyne] for four years before this one,” Carragher added.
“We have never spoken about other CBs being the best player before, that shows the level he was at.”
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