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title: "Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk is a nine out of ten every week, says Melissa Reddy"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-virgil-van-dijk-is-a-nine-out-of-10-every-week-says-melissa-reddy/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Caleb Sage"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2020-02-17T17:50:00Z"
modified: "2020-02-17T17:50:00Z"
---

# Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk is a nine out of ten every week, says Melissa Reddy

**The Independent’s Melissa Reddy has heaped praise on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, alluding to the 28-year-old going under the radar.**

Van Dijk helped Liverpool to another win and clean sheet following their 1-0 win against Norwich City over the weekend, taking them a step closer to the Premier League title, and Reddy has since lauded the Netherlands international for his contribution this season.

Speaking on Sky Sports’ [Sunday Supplement](https://www.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/sunday-supplement/podcasts), The Independent journalist said: “Virgil van Dijk hasn’t even been spoken about in, you know, Player of the Season and in terms of awards, but he’s a nine out of ten every week.” It is a fair point, with Player of the Season talk mostly being about captain Jordan Henderson of late.

For example, it was only last week when [Andy Robertson gave his skipper his backing](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11933208/andrew-robertson-jordan-henderson-is-premier-league-player-of-the-year). Van Dijk, though, surely has to be in the conversation. He has carried the form that saw him win the award last season into this campaign, earning himself a [7.44](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/95408/Show/Virgil-van-Dijk) average match rating on WhoScored in the process.

Winning [4.8](https://www.whoscored.com/Regions/252/Tournaments/2/Seasons/7811/Stages/17590/PlayerStatistics/England-Premier-League-2019-2020) aerial duels per league game, the second-highest average out of defenders who have played more than 10 games (via WhoScored), he continues to be the division’s standout centre-back and deserves any recognition that comes his way.

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