One Liverpool player's staggering Premier League feat came to light with start vs Brighton
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Liverpool may have lost to Brighton in the early Premier League kick-off on Saturday, but an impressive Virgil van Dijk stat has come to light following the game.It was a poor defeat from the Merseyside outfit, which included Hugo Ekitike getting injured inside the opening stages. A Danny Welbeck double won the day, despite Milos Kerkez hitting back with a brilliant goal before half-time.The Hungarian was playing alongside Van Dijk, who made his 265th appearance for Liverpool in the Premier League on March 21, all of which have been starts – the best 100% rate for any outfielder in the competition’s history, as per the league’s official website.
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Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Virgil van Dijk is still underappreciated despite Liverpool successSince signing from Southampton, the Dutchman has been one of the most influential players in Jurgen Klopp and Arne Slot’s teams.The now captain has previously helped the Reds win two Premier League titles, the Champions League and multiple domestic cups.Yet former Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard still thinks Van Dijk is not appreciated properly.Speaking earlier this month, he said: “Oh man, it’s so difficult with players like him who they don’t get enough credit.“Like when you’re at the top for so long, when you’re the best at anything, like he’s been considered the best defender in the world for a number of years.“I don’t know, six, seven, eight years, whatever. Right, and you’re playing at a club that’s consistently challenging for European titles, for Premier League titles and then you got then you go into your national team, which is one of the most famous shirts in the world, and you’re asked to lead that team, you don’t get enough credit, there are not many of those around.”Most minutes from Liverpool players in 2025/26Gabriel has been called a better centre-back than Van Dijk this year as well, further backing up the view that the Liverpool ace just doesn’t get the credit he deserves.Yet, even at 34, he remains one of the fittest players in the Reds squad and is yet to miss a single minute of football due to injury this season.In fact, prior to the Brighton game, the stopper had played the most minutes of any Liverpool player this term (3,951).Dominik Szoboszlai ranked second prior to Saturday (3,758), followed by Ibrahima Konate (3,320), who missed a few games earlier this campaign for personal reasons.Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox