What Virgil van Dijk said to Aston Villa’s Pau Torres after he dived to try and win a penalty at Liverpool
Liverpool won against Aston Villa to keep themselves top going into the international break but not before Virgil van Dijk once again showed why the Reds fans love him so much.
Van Dijk was once again imperious at the back alongside Ibrahima Konate and ensured the Reds kept another clean sheet.
Konate himself was praised by the commentators for his performance and rightly so.
However, it is Van Dijk who continues to set the standard both with his performances and the way he leads his team.
Indeed, Van Dijk demonstrated how much he stands up for his side when Villa’s Pau Torres tried to win a penalty after clashing with Ryan Gravenberch in the Liverpool box.
Virgil van Dijk mocks Pau Torres against Liverpool
As the replays to the incident played out and the VAR failed to give Torres the decision, Van Dijk was spotted on the replays making his feelings clear.
Picked up by the TNT cameras, Van Dijk was spotted telling Torres that he’s ‘six foot four mate’ and to ‘get up’.
Aston Villa lost yet another Premier League game at Anfield as Liverpool saw them off comfortably to run out 2-0 winners and stay top of the league.
Goals from Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez ensured a comfortable night at the office for Liverpool against a Villa side who never really got going.
Unai Emery will have been disappointed with many aspects of the performance and in the main, it was not what he’s expected to see from his side in recent months.
Villa, of course, are dealing with Champions League football but after spending a chunk of money once again in the summer, their squad should be able to cope.
And against Liverpool, former England defender Stuart Pearce was quick to criticise one big-money signing, Pau Torres, for his role in the defeat.
Pau Torres slammed by Stuart Pearce during Liverpool v Aston Villa
Speaking live on TalkSPORT about the potential penalty incident as Torres went down, Pearce slammed the Villa man and insisted he stayed down rather than help his team in the hope he got a decision.
“No, not a penalty for me. I think he has gone down very cheaply, trying to buy a penalty, and when he saw Liverpool break away, decided to stay there and hope they will get a decision,” Pearce said.
Torres moment showed Villa’s desperation
We aren’t saying that Pau Torres might not have hurt himself in the incident with Ryan Gravenberch but it was 100% not a penalty.
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