straight to your inboxPep Guardiola hailed the importance of Ruben Dias as he encouraged other defenders in the squad to learn from the summer signing.The 23-year-old from Benfica has had an unbelievable impact since joining for a club record fee at the end of September, with the team conceding just one goal more (seven) in the 18 Premier League games he has played in than in the two that he did not (one against Wolves and five against Leicester).Such a reversal has inevitably led to comparisons with Virgil Van Dijk, who joined Liverpool in January 2018 and played a major role in their Champions League success in 2019 and maiden Premier League title a year later."Yeah, absolutely.
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