Believe me when I say I thought all these thoughts by the 50th minute and not when he scored. That Virgil Van Dijk.
I am too young to have watched Hansen in his prime. I've watched some dominant attackers wear our shirt in my days (Fowler, Torres, Suarez, Salah), and a couple of midfielders mind you (Gerrard, Alonso). But when it comes to defending I haven't quite seen such a dominating presence like the big lad produces day in, day out. I loved Carra and Hyypia, Agger will always hold a soft spot in me heart, but Van Dijk is something else. When was the last time we had such a dominating figure in our ranks, let alone in the league? Absolutely love the man to bits, he will take us to a big trophy, it's just a question of when.