You actually don’t need to get on Virgil van Dijk’s unhealthy aspect. That a lot was definitely evident after Lisandro Martinez was noticed beating a hasty retreat on the sight of the oncoming Dutchman after the previous had fouled Dominik Szoboszlai.
The ‘Butcher’ of Previous Trafford had left one on the Hungarian worldwide and wasn’t ready to face the music as our No.4 charged as much as the centre circle.
Nonetheless, the previous Southampton centre-back made clear he wouldn’t tolerate such behaviour in future, urging his Manchester United counterpart to ‘attempt towards me’.
You possibly can catch the clip beneath, courtesy of Sky Sports activities‘ protection:
VAN DIJK saying “Strive towards me” to that butcher martinez
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