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Van Dijk will go down as a Premier League great and many up-and-coming centre-backs look up to the 33-year-old, as the Dutch star is a perfect player to model their games on.

Man United’s Leny Yoro will certainly be one of those as the French star has been thrown into the fire at just 19 years old at Old Trafford and will have learned so much during his first year in Manchester.

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Liverpool were one of the clubs interested in Yoro last summer as it became clear that the youngster would leave Lille.

The Red Devils view the 19-year-old as the future of their defence and after a tough start at Old Trafford due to injury, the Manchester outfit are starting to see why they invested so much in the French talent.

Having missed the entire start of the 2024/25 campaign, Yoro has featured in 23 games for Man United this season and has started in eight of the last nine Premier League games he has been available for.

An impressive stat has emerged from the youngster’s recent run of games as Yoro has not been dribbled past in 12 consecutive matches after United’s 0-0 draw with Man City on Sunday.

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This may be a sign of things to come as it is clear that Yoro is thriving in Ruben Amorim’s system, which uses three at the back.

Man United will hope to invest in the position this summer and with better players around him, Yoro may even start to chase down Van Dijk’s impressive record.

Van Dijk has been an integral part of Liverpool’s success ever since his arrival in 2018 and the Dutch star made that clear from the get-go.

The centre-back was not dribbled past in his first full season at Liverpool, going the entire 2018/19 campaign without being beaten one-on-one, a run that spanned 50 games.
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