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Virgil Van Dijk spots himself on the big screen, immediately starts egging his teammates on

Archie Blade
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Virgil Van Dijk spots himself on the big screen, immediately starts egging his teammates on

Virgil Van Dijk spots himself on the big screen, immediately starts egging his teammates on during the Community Shield match between Manchester City and Liverpool.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the Community Shield as a glorified friendly that did nothing for the winner. In a lot of ways, what he said is true. The season opener is essence an extension of the pre-season.

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The winners are often forgotten. The losers on the other hand become victims of ridicule. However, so much happened in the match, at one point it felt like the Premier League was at stake.

Glorious Rivalry

Manchester City lost Leroy Sane to an injury in the 10th minute. Raheem Sterling then gave City the lead a couple of minutes later. A rash challenge by Joe Gomez on City captain David Silva saw Pep Guardiola fuming at the touchline. The Man City boss vented at fourth official Stuart Atwell before Referee Martin Atkinson made his way to the touchline and brandished a yellow card at him. Thus Pep Guardiola became the first manager to ever receive a yellow card.

Liverpool equalised through a Joel Matip header and Virgil Van Dijk got dribbled past by Gabriel Jesus. Just when you thought you’d seen your money’s worth, Kyle Walker denied Mohammed Salah a goal through some acrobatic display of committed defending. So much for a glorified friendly. Short of laying their lives down, the 22 men on the field did everything they could to win.

Show for the camera?

Between all these heroic and memorable moments, there was one that caught the attention of fans for the wrong reason. Liverpool’s last season’s hero, Virgil Van Dijk, was spotted watching himself on the big screen before he began motivating his teammates.

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Fans suggested that Van Dijk was playing up to the cameras and called him out for it. It is possible, that this was just a pretence. Or perhaps the centre back was just caught admiring himself on the screen and meant to egg his teammates all along.

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Archie Blade

Archie Blade

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Archie is a WWE and UFC Editor/Author at the SportsRush. Like most combat sports enthusiasts, his passion for watching people fight began with WWE when he witnessed a young Brock Lesnar massacre Hulk Hogan back in 2002. This very passion soon branched out to boxing and mixed martial arts. Over the years he fell in love with the theatrics that preceded the bell and the poetic carnage that followed after. Each bruise a story to tell, each wound a song of struggle, his greatest desire is to be there to witness it all. His favorite wrestler is Shawn Michaels and he believes that GSP is the greatest to ever step foot inside the octagon. Apart from wrestling, he is also fond of poetry and music.

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