Virgil van Dijk cut interview short after being so 'angered' by Erling Haaland
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Virgil van Dijk wasn't interested in entertaining the question after being pressed about Erling Haaland in an interviewErling Haaland reportedly left Virgil van Dijk in no mood to talk after encountering the Manchester City striker for the first time. Haaland has already netted five times in his maiden World Cup campaign, with Brazil's backline bracing themselves for their sternest examination yet in trying to curtail the prolific forward's impact.It was a challenge that even Van Dijk found demanding when coming up against the Norwegian during his spell at RB Salzburg.
A remarkable fightback was ignited by the visitors as Hwang Hee-chan, former Reds player Takumi Minamino and Haaland netted to level proceedings at 3-3 with more than half an hour remaining.The Reds ultimately secured a 4-3 victory courtesy of Mohamed Salah's decisive goal, but the three points did little to ease Van Dijk's frustration afterwards, according to former Norway striker Jan Aage Fjortoft.The footballer-turned-pundit revealed that the Dutchman departed abruptly when he tried to get the defender's thoughts on Haaland's display. I was amazed how he created space and how I define that is how his runs are wise and experienced."After the game, I interviewed Van Dijk, who I always like to interview because he is a gentleman, and I said, 'I have to ask you about the Norwegian, Erling Haaland.' And he just said, 'Well, we won the game.'FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE!
All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook page"So I said, 'Yes, but what do you think about him?' Van Dijk said, 'I didn't see a lot of him,' and he was a bit angry because there was some mistakes done. And I said, 'It's a good sign for a striker when a defender says he didn't see him!' – and then he just went away, Van Dijk."While Haaland has led Norway's campaign in North America, the Reds captain suffered a challenging tournament with the Netherlands.