Manchester City and Liverpool are unarguably the top two teams in England at the moment and probably in Europe as well.
They have taken different paths over the last decade but are in the same boat at the moment, quality-wise. World-class players at their disposal with two of the best managers in the world to coach them- both teams have shown frightening levels of consistency in recent times.
But as was expected with both teams sparring on multiple occasions in the last 3 years with the stakes always sky-high, there have been moments when the players have failed to leave the competitive spirit on the field.
Case in point the much-publicised scuffle between Joe Gomez and Raheem Sterling in the England camp, which saw the latter draw much flak especially from his former club’s supporters.
But in a fresh and welcome change of affairs, Virgil van Dijk surprised fans of both teams when he named Sergio Aguero as the player he has found the hardest to mark during a match, in a Twitter Q&A hosted by the champion defender.
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— Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) March 31, 2020
It certainly caught many mildly off-guard but it is certainly welcome seeing the healthy respect and the grace to acknowledge the capability of your fiercest rivals and we hope to see more of the same when players return to the field following this enforced hiatus.
