Forget Diaz: Liverpool’s 32-touch monster was ridiculous on the ball in first-half vs Brentford

We all know just how reliable Virgil van Dijk is on the ball. That’s especially important against a side like Brentford who pressed very aggressively against Liverpool in the first half of action on Sunday afternoon.

The 32-touch Dutch centre-half notably didn’t misplace a single pass (from 28 played) in the opening 45 at Anfield, making him the only Red with a 100% pass success rate alongside Luis Diaz.

The Colombian international opened the scoring against the Bees with a thumping...