Liverpool stars Alexis MacAllister and Mohamed Salah 'drive Virgil van Dijk crazy' with phrase inspired by Lionel Messi
Alexis Mac Allister says he and Mohamed Salah shamelessly upset Virgil van Dijk with a Lionel Messi-inspired taunt in Liverpool.
During the 2022 World Cup, the Netherlands captain Van Dijk he helped guide his country to a quarterfinal clash against Argentina.
Tensions increased when a competition record 18 yellow cards and one red card were issued, with Messi calling the Dutchman Wout Weghorst a fool' After the match.
After a 2-2 draw, Argentina won 4-3 on penalties, making it a match Van Dijk will surely not want to watch again in a hurry.
However, his Argentine teammate at Liverpool Mac Allister She loves to remind him with the help of her star man. Salah.
“With Salah we are telling Van Dijk all day: 'Go ahead, stupid',” said Mac Allister. DSports 'can happen'.
“We drive him crazy. We also do it to each other with Mo when something happens.”
The clip of Messi yelling at Weghorst, which occurred during his post-match interview, quickly went viral on social media.
However, the eventual World Cup winner revealed his regret with which he said: “I don't like this photo. I don't like what I did. “There was a lot of tension and it came out naturally.”
Despite this, it's clear that his international co-star Mac Allister loves it and is willing to use it against Van Dijk for fun.
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He may not have been made fun of recently, since the Liverpool The captain has shone again for Jurgen Klopp's team.
Van Dijk scored the winning goal in extra time against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final last weekend to win his eighth trophy with the club.
The 32-year-old quickly responded to those who doubted the victory by emphatically saying: “They thought I was finished.”
Just three days later, he took up the armband again and kept a clean sheet in Liverpool's FA Cup fifth round victory over Southampton.
