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Arne Slot reveals the Liverpool player that surprised him

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Arne Slot has revealed that Virgil van Dijk is even better than he believed before he arrived as the new manager in the summer.

One of the criticisms levelled at Arne Slot in his early days at Liverpool is that he simply inherited a world-class squad from Jurgen Klopp and that’s why he is enjoying so much success in his first season as manager of the Reds.

However, a lot isn’t made about how he has taken some of the best players around and given them a platform to improve even more. Ryan Gravenberch is an example but Virgil van Dijk is another.

Since Slot arrived at Liverpool, the club captain has become even more dominant and imperious than before – if that’s possible.

But Slot says he can’t believe how good van Dijk is and that the 33-year-old is even better than he first thought before arriving at the AXA Training Centre in the summer.

Arne Slot waxes lyrical about Virgil van Dijk

Giving an interview to BBC Sport, Arne Slot described how he was surprised at the level that Virgil van Dijk operates at with the Dutchman safeguarding Liverpool’s Premier League title challenge this season.

Slot said: “Everybody here in England would tell you that Virgil van Dijk is the best defender in the world. In Holland, he got a bit more criticism than he gets over here in England.

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