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Virgil van Dijk’s Hardest Opponents, Winning A Champions League & The Klopp Effect | EP 103

The Liverpool captain joins Gary and Micah on The Rest is Football. He discusses the Klopp Factor, that Champions League Triumph & how Liverpool can win the league. What makes Jurgen Klopp so special? And how did Virgil and his teammates celebrate winning the Champions League in 2019. Plus what do Liverpool need to do to win the Premier League this year? Virgil van Dijk was speaking exclusively to The Rest Is Football at the launch of this year’s McDonald’s Fun Football programme, which aims to encourage participation in the sport through free coaching sessions for children. #specialguest #podcast #vandijk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ✅ Subscribe Here: https://www.youtube.com/@therestisfootball?sub_confirmation=1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🎙️ Listen To The Podcast: https://linktr.ee/therestisfootball ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 🗞️ Sign Up To The Newsletter Here: https://mailchi.mp/therestisfootball/trif ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📱 Follow Us On Socials: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheRestIsFootball Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therestisfootball/ Snapchat: https://story.snapchat.com/p/8c729650-9d54-407d-8c62-c658546eee44 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@restisfootball Twitter: https://twitter.com/RestIsFootball ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00:00 - Intro 00:32 - McDonald’s Fun Football 02:55 - Virgil’s Career Start 04:45 - Appendix Issues 05:27 - Moving To Celtic 09:45 - English v Scotland Football 13:00 - Moving To Liverpool 15:25 - The Pressure Of The Pricetag 19:00 - Winning The CL & PL 24:23 - VVD’s ‘Hero’ 25:55 - Different Coaches 26:55 - Koeman’s Influence 28:30 - What Makes Klopp So Special? 31:00 - Best Player Played With? 32:55 - The High Line & Defending 36:40 - Difficult Opponents 40:27 - Coming Back From Injury 43:50 - EURO 2024