Liverpool followers thought they noticed “genius” play from Virgil van Dijk within the lead as much as Darwin Nunez’s last-gasp winner in opposition to Nottingham Forest.
The Reds wanted a victory away at relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest to maintain their Premier League title ambitions alive on Saturday. They needed to wait till deep into stoppage time for his or her breakthrough as Nunez rose as much as head dwelling Alexis Mac Allister’s cross and seal all three factors within the 99th minute.
It sparked wild scenes within the away finish because the Uruguayan match-winner and captain Van Dijk embraced. And some Liverpool followers even believed the Dutchman had an important position within the purpose.
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Van Dijk may very well be seen grappling together with his opposition marker within the build-up to the cross, forcing him again in direction of his personal purpose with a shoulder shove on the final second because the ball got here in. That prompted Reds supporters to recommend he did so so as to push the defensive position again and hold Nunez onside for his header.
One X consumer responded to the speculation with: “The best ever centre-back the world has seen,” whereas one other tweeted: “Van Dijk is the most intelligent defender in the game.”
Do you assume Van Dijk meant to play Nunez onside? Let us know within the feedback part under.
A 3rd wrote: “That’s absolutely genius play by Virg,” and a fourth added: “VVD perfection.”
A fifth Liverpool fan commented: “Brilliant from Virgil,” whereas one other replied: “ Oh God, don’t put this on here, they’ll be crying even more.”
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But others within the feedback part disagreed, claiming it will not have made any distinction to the linesman’s resolution as Mac Allister had already performed the ball. One rival fan trolled: “Can’t believe Liverpool fans think this is incredible IQ.”
Even different Reds supporters argued in opposition to the speculation that Van Dijk was pondering forward, including: “That’s you making up a storyline, he’s just challenging an opponent,” and: “More than likely challenging for space.”