‘It’s always difficult, intense’
Updated On: 17 March, 2024 07:33 AM IST | London | AFP
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says games against arch-rivals Manchester United are high-octane and filled with expectations, pressure ahead of FA Cup showdown today; insists he likes being involved in such contests
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Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk during the UEFA Europa League match against AC Sparta Praha at Anfield in Liverpool on Thursday. Pic/Getty Images
Virgil van Dijk says the intensity of Liverpool’s bitter rivalry with Manchester United will make Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final a major test for his quadruple chasers.
Liverpool head to Old Trafford looking to move a step closer to the second trophy of manager Jurgen Klopp’s farewell season. Having beaten Chelsea in the League Cup final, Klopp’s side are embroiled in a gripping Premier League title race with Arsenal and Manchester City, and also face Atalanta in the Europa League quarter-finals.
With Liverpool targeting a trophy clean-sweep and United hoping to preserve their last chance of silverware this season, the stage is set for the latest chapter in English football’s most historic feud.
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