On the evening of October 16, Beijing time, the 11th round of the Premier League this season will usher in a peak showdown. The poor form of Red Army Liverpool will sit at home Anfield face the defending champion Manchester City. There are many highlights in this battle, the most eye-catching of the "contradictory dispute" between Liverpool's Van Dijk and Manchester City 's Haaland .
Haaland, known as "Magic Buu", has been nicknamed "robot" by fans recently because he can always send the ball into the opponent's net, as precise as a machine. The question everyone will ask this weekend is how to deal with Liverpool and Virgil van Dijk ? Former Liverpool captain Sones wrote in the column " Daily Mail ". "This is a simple answer."
Sones added: "No matter what Van Dijk's condition is, no matter where Liverpool is now, this game should be what he is looking forward to. Van Dijk will face the greatest center forward after Messi and C Ronaldo . He can prove his greatness with his own defense."
Van Dijk is considered one of the best central defenders in the world, even no one. He won the UEFA Player of the Year Award in the 2019 season. He also lost to the selection of the annual Golden Ball Awards, Messi, and in the end he was the only defensive player nominated in the award, ranked second. Last season, Van Dijk continued his outstanding performance, helping Liverpool win the League Cup and England FA Cup and , and reached the Champions League final.
He will do his best to keep Haaland quiet during the Sunday afternoon game. After the Norwegian came to the Etihad Stadium in the summer window, he had no adaptation period and seamlessly connected with the team. He scored 20 goals in 13 games this season. Among them, 15 goals came from the Premier League arena, with amazing efficiency.
Sonnes then wrote: "When it comes to the game, I think it's more like a personal showdown. In the early season Community Shield game, Haaland's open arms unexpectedly knocked Van Dijk to the ground. This is already enough motivation for revenge for me."
Van Dijk said Wednesday night after helping Liverpool beat Champions League rival Rangers 7-1: "We know we're in a tough time, and will face heavyweight rival Manchester City on Sunday, and they're in good shape, especially Haaland. It's a tough game for both sides. We'll be well prepared and I'll try to put pressure on Haaland." The personal showdown rendered by Sonas is definitely what fans want to see. Van Dijk is known as the world's football world's number one central defender. He has steady defense, accurate position selection, and fierce robbery. Whether it is frontal defense, header competition, defensive positioning, and return speed, they are the only one among defensive players. Although the super rising star Mauro, although he is only in his twentieth year, has long been regarded as the heir to Messi and Ronaldo. He has superb shooting skills, flexible running, sensitive sense of smell, and strong impact, which almost covers all the advantages of a top striker. The collision between them must be full of light and wonderful. Is the strongest spear piercing the strongest shield or the strongest shield breaking the sharpest spear? This Sunday night drama will kick off.
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