Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk exposed by Fulham as Casemiro impresses for Man Utd - Premier League hits and misses

3 April 2025, 13:45 | Updated: 6 April 2025, 20:48

Van Dijk vulnerability exposed by Fulham

Arne Slot came to the defence of Virgil van Dijk after Liverpool's 3-2 defeat to Fulham, saying any defender can have difficult moments against strikers as physical as Everton's Beto and Fulham's Rodrigo Muniz. But this was another display to show vulnerability in the 33-year-old.

Van Dijk, normally imperious, struggled to cope with Beto's running in the 1-0 win over Everton in midweek and Muniz got the better of him too easily for the goal that proved decisive at Craven Cottage. The striker's touch was brilliant. Van Dijk's positioning was not.

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