Manchester United fans make same point as Jamie Carragher compares Nemanja Vidic with Virgil van Dijk
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United supporters have claimed that Virgil van Dijk is not even as good as Lisandro Martinez after Jamie Carragher claimed the Liverpool centre-back is better than Nemanja Vidic.
Van Dijk has endured a torrid season at Anfield which was made worse on Sunday when he was at fault for Arsenal's first goal in a thrilling 2-2 draw.
His attempted tackle went straight into the path of Gabriel Martinelli who rolled the ball past Alisson. The manner of the goal led to fresh criticism of the Merseyside club's defender on social media which included one account, @Football__Tweet, posting: "Virgil Van Dijk's drop off is actually insane.
People were comparing him to [John] Terry, [Vincent] Kompany, Rio [Ferdinand] and Vidic." ALSO READ: Martinez compared to two United icons Carragher took exception to the post and responded: "VVD (Van Dijk) is far better than Vidic, who was a top centre-back, but have you forgot his performances against [Fernando] Torres?
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