Louis van Gaal's Netherlands side played their final international match before November’s World Cup on Sunday night, overcoming FIFA’s number two ranked nation Belgium 1-0.
The winning goal came with just 17 minutes to go when Liverpool ’s Virgil Van Dijk headed home a Cody Gakpo corner. That was Gakpo’s eighth goal contribution across his last five appearances for club and country, shedding some light on why he was a primary transfer target for Manchester United over the summer.
Reports suggested he was actually very close to making a switch to Old Trafford, however United would have likely needed to lose Cristiano Ronaldo or fail in their attempt to sign Antony from Ajax in order to push the button on the transfer.
