{"id":1139213,"date":"2020-04-06T14:49:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1139213"},"modified":"2020-04-06T14:53:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T13:53:18","slug":"liverpool-news-virgil-van-dijk-man-city-best-players","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-news-virgil-van-dijk-man-city-best-players\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool news: Van Dijk names Man City trio in his dream Premier League five-a-side team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has named his dream Premier League five-a-side team, and three Manchester City players made the cut in his star-studded line-up.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Reds and City have been fiercely competitive rivals over the past few seasons, with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola pitting their wits against one another for domestic &#8212; and European &#8212; supremacy.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Van Dijk&#8217;s dream PL five-a-side team: Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Virgil van Dijk was asked by <span>Premier League Productions to name his<\/span>\u00a0dream Premier League five-a-side team.<\/li>\n<li>The only caveat to his selection process being that he could not include any of his Liverpool teammates.<\/li>\n<li>The Dutchman named three Man City stars in his final line-up, as well as an Arsenal and Spurs player.<\/li>\n<li>Van Dijk excluded players from Liverpool&#8217;s arch-rivals Man Utd, and also &#8216;Big Six&#8217; competitors Chelsea.<\/li>\n<li>Despite City and Liverpool forging quite the rivalry in recent seasons, Van Dijk was quick to acknowledge the quality in Guardiola&#8217;s squad.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7533381\/embed\/v4\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2017\/18 Liverpool inflicted the first blow in City\u2019s pursuit of an \u2018Invincible\u2019 season, beating Guardiola\u2019s men 4-3 in a captivating Anfield clash, while they also eliminated City from the Champions League that same campaign, winning 5-1 on aggregate in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Last season, Liverpool pushed City all the way in the title race, finishing the campaign just a point below their north-west adversaries, while this time round the Merseyside club have cantered to the Premier League summit.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the developing rivalry between the two clubs, Van Dijk had no qualms selecting a number of City players for his dream five-a-side team, with the only caveat being that he could not include any of his Liverpool teammates.<\/p>\n<p>In his\u00a0<span>preferred 1-2-1 formation, the Netherlands skipper opted for a trident of City stars, as well as two forwards from north London, omitting any Manchester United and Chelsea players from his line-up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>During an interview with Premier League Productions via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/features\/391980-virgil-van-dijk-premier-league-five-a-side-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool website<\/a>, Van Dijk named Ederson, Aymeric Laporte, Kevin De Bruyne, Son Heung-min and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among the stars in his fantasy five-a-side team, and he explained why&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1139214 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06142437\/1139213_1139213_vvd-5-a-side-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span><strong>Goalkeeper: Ederson<\/strong> <\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;I think he is an outstanding goalkeeper. I think this season there have been more better goalkeepers than we have seen maybe in the past, but I think Ederson is the best of the rest &#8211; I think Alisson is still number one, that\u2019s my feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Defender: Aymeric Laporte<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s been showing how important he is for their team and I think he\u2019s an outstanding defender. I think he\u2019s a very, very, very good defender, so that\u2019s why I pick him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1139217 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-1536x1073.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-2048x1431.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144208\/1139213_1139213_PA-45097081-66x46.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Midfielder: Kevin De Bruyne<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;It looks like it\u2019s only City players! But Kevin De Bruyne, you don\u2019t need to say too much about him. I think Kevin is a good guy first of all but he\u2019s an outstanding player. You see things differently and yeah, respect only. He\u2019s a fantastic player.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Midfielder: Son Heung-min<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1139216 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/04\/06144122\/1139213_1139213_PA-43270578-66x44.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s quick, he\u2019s strong, he goes out there to make life hell on the pitch for a defender. And his finishing \u2013 right foot, left foot \u2013 is just outstanding so I think I would pick him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Forward: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Based on what he has done throughout the season. Together Lacazette and Aubameyang are a fantastic striking duo. I could also put Aguero in but I think he\u2019s a good striker and I think the numbers have showed that as well since he arrived.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has named his dream Premier League five-a-side team, and three Manchester City players made the cut in his star-studded line-up. 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