5 Liverpool players Real Madrid must be wary of

#4 Virgil Van Dijk

Manchester City v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg — Van Dijk joined The Reds in the winter

After producing great displays against the likes of Manchester City and Roma in the tournament recently, Van Dijk will be looking forward to finishing the campaign in style by inspiring The Reds to an important victory on Saturday.

The Dutchman will definitely give Real Madrid attackers a tough time in the upcoming fixture. He was able to trouble some of the elite attackers in the competition this term, evidently limiting the impacts of players like Edin Dzeko, Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Leroy Sane.

His height and physicality, coupled with his intelligence at the back will cause great problems for the Los Blancos in this highly anticipated clash. In fact, how the Los Blancos attackers cope with this man could go a long way to decide the tie.

Despite joining Liverpool in January, the 26-year old has already recorded 38 clearances, 2 blocks, 5 tackles and 9 interceptions in the European tournament this term.

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