Liverpool Captain-Elect Says Captain Things

Virgil van Dijk shared his thoughts on last night’s draw with Leicester. It may have felt disappointing — particularly with Manchester City dropping the ball at Newcastle, giving the Reds a chance to go seven points up — but Liverpool’s draw with Leicester was, on balance of play, not a bad result at all. Despite giving up a goal and two massive chances in the opening five minutes, the Foxes did exceptionally well to limit their hosts’ opportunities, and crafted enough chances for themselves to earn at least one point. Leave it to Virgil van Dijk — currently the Reds’ third-choice captain, but in all likelihood Jürgen Klopp’s favourite to lead the team from next season on — to accurately and pragmatically sum it all up. “Disappointment is not the right word,” the centre-back told the ...