(Video) Van Dijk leaps to defence of Klopp after bizarre journalist question | OneFootball

Liverpool are enjoying life under Arne Slot and have a lot of love for Jurgen Klopp, both of these things can exist without comparing or ranking one above the other – something Virgil van Dijk was quick to remind one journalist.

Speaking after our victory over Bologna, our captain was asked whether this current side has more control of a game that what we saw under our former manager and replied: “I don’t know, we had an amazing time with Jurgen Klopp, we were very successful.

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“Obviously, the new manager came in and he has his principles and values and everything that comes with it and we try to do that as good as possible.”

It was a quick defence of his former boss from our No.4, whilst also remaining complimentary to the new man in charge of the squad today.

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We’re still far too early in this new era to start saying whether it’s better or worse than what came before and this felt like a question to try and cause a divide between old and new, something our skipper quickly stepped on.

You can watch Van Dijk’s comments (from 2:43) via CBS Sports Golazo on YouTube:

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