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Liverpool Echo
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Charlotte Coates

What Marcel Desailly asked Virgil van Dijk after Carabao Cup final in Liverpool win

Marcel Desailly has revealed Virgil van Dijk told him he is practicing to play off two feet during Liverpool training to give himself even more of an edge over his opponents. The former captain of France spent time with Van Dijk after Liverpool's Carabao Cup win and quizzed the Dutchman.

Van Dijk is regarded as many as the best defender in the world and his return to fitness after suffering an ACL rupture back in October 2020 has been one of the reasons why Liverpool are challenging for a history-making Quadruple.

It would take a long time to find any fault with the Netherland captains game as Van Dijk looks to make himself an even better player by improving certain areas - like being able to hit those long diagonal passes with both feet.

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