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Liverpool fans love Virgil van Dijk's response to Trent Alexander-Arnold question

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Loud boos were heard when he was introduced into the contest and his every touch was met by jeers - but former team-mate Van Dijk had no plans to speak to him after.Theo Walcott was a pundit on Prime Video and asked: “Have you had a chance to speak to Trent? Lots of talk about the conditions he was playing in tonight, do you have any plans to see him after the game?” The centre-back replied by simply saying: “No.”READ MORE: Thierry Henry rips apart Real Madrid star for Liverpool failings - 'I just don’t get it'READ MORE: Arne Slot's two-word message to Trent Alexander-Arnold after hugging ex-Liverpool starHis response was well met by his own supporters.



Another lapped up the Dutchman as he said: “I love my skipper.” That was echoed by another fan: "That's my CB man".Despite the obvious hostility Jude Bellingham, who is thought to have sold the idea of moving to Real to Alexander-Arnold, claimed that the jeers weren't a reflection of how the Liverpool fans felt about their former player. He said: "Only short afterwards, I gave him a hug.

I don't even exactly know what I said but probably not a lot. But every time I will meet him, I will either give him a hug or talk to him because he has been very special to me as a player and as a human being."Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content.