Virgil van Dijk responds to Erling Haaland's comment about him

Virgil van Dijk has responded to Erling Haaland's comments about him. Norway are set to face the Netherlands in the World Cup qualifiers on September 1. And ahead of the game, Borussia Dortmund superstar Haaland has talked about his upcoming opponent in the field van Dijk and labelled him as "the best defender." And Liverpool star reacted to it in his recent press conference.

“Did he say that?" van Dijk got surprised. "Okay. That’s kind of him.”

• Haaland called you the best defender in the world. Van Dijk: “Did he say that? Okay. That’s kind of him.” pic.twitter.com/9ngSO6k8oG

— (@TheEuropeanLad) August 31, 2021

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