Virgil van Dijk hails two 'outstanding' Liverpool team-mates after Real Madrid win

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The energy he brings on the pitch is incredible, the quality that he has is outstanding and like you said he is learning each and every game and he is developing into the player we all feel like he could be.READ MORE: Vincent Kompany tells Bayern Munich players 'you're not that good' after record 16th win in a rowREAD MORE: Virgil van Dijk makes Arsenal confession as clear message sent to Liverpool dressing room"He is already showing that for the country he is playing for and it is about keeping on doing it for the rest of the season. So far he has had a great start to the season and he has to keep going.

That’s it."After the first half against Palace [in the league] it was quite low as well, but we all know that you get an opportunity every three or four days to turn it around and we won tonight. When that happens you have to be spot on and I think we showed we were good as a team defensively."We created good opportunities and they had a goalkeeper (Thibaut Courtois) that saved them a couple of times."Van Dijk was also impressed by Conor Bradley after he kept Brazil international Vinicius Junior quiet on Tuesday evening.

So, he was outstanding."For everyone that is the challenge, the intensity of the games is incredible so you have to look after yourself and now he obviously played two good games, like the rest of the team, and now it is recovery and onto the next one. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL packageThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.