Virgil van Dijk sent the cheekiest of come-and-get-me pleas to both Liverpool and Manchester City when predicting which English side will progress the furthest in this season’s Champions League.
The 26-year-old defender was heavily linked with a move away from Southampton in the summer transfer window, with Liverpool, City and Chelsea all understood to be interested ahead of the 2017/18 campaign.
However, Liverpool were forced to make an official apology after an illegal approach for Van Dijk in June and the Netherlands centre-back remained with the Saints.
Asked which Premier League giant will go furthest in Europe this term, Van Dijk told Squawka: ‘I think Liverpool and Man City maybe.
‘You never know. It’s always going to be difficult and [it’s] a different style of play – European nights are always different.
‘Anything can happen, especially if you are the big English clubs who are in the Champions League at the moment.’
Liverpool travel to Spartak Moscow for their second match of the competition on Tuesday night, while City host Shakhtar Donetsk at the Etihad.
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