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Oisin Doherty

Nathan Collins compared to Virgil Van Dijk by fans after impressive performance against Fulham

Nathan Collins Van Dijk Virgil van Dijk Fulham Max Kilman Conor Coady Gary Neville Jamie Redknapp Liverpool

It's been quite the summer for Nathan Collins. First he cements his place in the Ireland eleven before channeling his inner Diego Maradona on his way to scoring a super solo goal against Ukraine.

Then, he gets his big move to Wolves and instantly becomes one of the first names on the team sheet, ousting captain Conor Coady from the club in the process. And now, the former Burnley star is earning favourable comparisons to Virgil Van Dijk after his performance against Fulham yesterday.

The 21-year old managed to shackle Fulham's Alexander Mitrovic yesterday, with the Serbian striker anonymous for 90 minutes. This is the same Mitrovic that just a week ago scored two goals and made Van Dijk give away a penalty against Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool side.

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