Van Dijk reveals Liverpool’s special motivation in win over Manchester United

Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-1 on Sunday and Virgil van Dijk has revealed why that win was so important for the Reds. “It was special,” Van Dijk admitted. “It was a long time ago that we won against them at home. We wanted to make it right and we wanted to show everyone that we’re doing pretty well. We had to be brave. We knew what we were going to face. They obviously have a lot of quality, especially up front, but we did well – we didn’t give them any chance to have clear options. It was a deserved win.” “You can concede and it happened,” he added. “The thing then was to bounce back and make sure we kept pushing, putting the pressure on them and being patient. That’s what we did and in the end, big Shaq came on and did the job for us. He is a fantastic player. He showed it since the first game against Manchester United in America [in pre-season]. He is something different and sometimes that’s a game-changer.”

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