Virgil van Dijk compared to key signing from Manchester United history

Former Manchester United defender Gary Pallister has complimented on Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk, comparing his arrival to Eric Cantona's under Alex Ferguson. The Dutchman made the move from Southampton back in 2018, and since then he helped to build up the Reds backline and fight for the Premier League title as well as winning the Champions League. "He’s a bit like Cantona was for us, that final piece of the jigsaw,” said Pallister as quoted by the Daily Star. “Liverpool were looking for a really dominant centre half to take them to the next level and they found that in Virgil van Dijk. “I always remember a good friend of mine, Tony Mowbray, talking about Van Dijk a year or so before he went to Liverpool. "He was saying, ‘I can’t believe one of the top four teams haven’t bought him because he looks a real exceptional player’. “Then Liverpool paid what seemed to be over the odds for his services and he has taken to it like a duck to water. “He is a pivotal figure, a leader that you need in your back four, the final piece of the jigsaw. He has been superb since he has been there.” Source- Liverpool Echo

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