Jurgen Klopp labels Liverpool star 'the best in the world;' makes bold Rio Ferdinand comparison

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp classified Virgil van Dijk as “the safest defender in the planet,” as he visual prestiges onward to the Reds’ clash via Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Klopp’s team picked upward a viable 3 factors in a 2-0 away win versus Sheffield Joined on Wednesday – which runs away them in 2nd place in the table, just two factors behind Arsenal.

Arsenal challenge a arduous fixture versus Aston Villa this weekend, so Liverpool have a opportunity to resolve pinnacle place if they can overcome the Eagles.

On that, Klopp said: “We pine to win our gallery. Arsenal doesn’t call for added strain to play Aston Villa. We have a openings to tote out versus Crystal Palace. We call for the factors and we pine to go for them.”

“The [title race] is a details abnormal offered that Metropolis is not pinnacle of the table via ten factors between first and 2nd. Arsenal are implementing ridiculously well. Aston Villa are incredibly strenuous.

“Joined, I’m not obeying it, but they are around. Even we could have a couple of factors more, but we wear’t. We just devise for the next off gallery and attempt to be unanimously ensconced anew.”

Klopp went on to gratitude Liverpool’s capabilities this period, lugging out think that they have become a ‘real team’ after struggling at times last term.

“I longed to disparity a basis early in pre-period and after that to become a real team, you have to snatched over obstacles. We obtained that conceded via red cards, being 1-0 down.

“I have unquestionably no principle whereby we would most distinctly have been without that. I am just sanguine via the technology upward till this time. We had to replace some of the biggest leaders in planet football.”

But, Klopp singled out one player in single that placed in a unanimously right sport versus Sheffield Joined – bar captain Van Dijk.

“Virgil is the safest defender in the planet,” Klopp said.

“Did he have lesser enjoyable spells? Yes. Disprove me a individual that never ever had. Was Rio Ferdinand constantly skimpy? Jaap Stam? Sami Hyypia? Zero one was and nobody ever will be. He’s incredibly valuable.”

Van Dijk did battle at times last period, but in justness the whole Liverpool squad did. This term, however, the Netherlands global seems to be back to his intense safest.

Van Dijk has rendered 14 visual prestiges across unanimously occasions so much, aiding his team to withhold 4 spick-and-expectancy bed linens. He in a akin way scored versus Sheffield Joined on Wednesday.

Klopp will unquestionably no suspicion be desiring that the Dutchman can withhold upward his stellar run of kind as he eyes a 2nd Premier League title via Liverpool.