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‘Those are you who doubt him’: Virgil van Dijk criticizes the ‘media’ for their ‘negative’ views on Mohamed Salah after he fired a hat-trick on opening day to give Liverpool a thrilling victory about Leeds
- Virgil van Dijk has beaten those who underestimate Liverpool superstar Mo Salah
- Salah had scored a sensational hat-trick when Liverpool defeated Leeds on Saturday
- Van Dijk believes Salah’s stellar display once again proved his skeptics wrong
- Salah was left out of the seven-man list for last season’s Player of the Year.
Virgil van Dijk jumped to the defense of his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah and lashed out at those who continue to underestimate him.
The Anfield talisman scored a brilliant hat-trick in the thrilling opening day match against Leeds, bringing him ever closer to scoring 100 goals for the club, in a stubborn display that may silence his skeptics.
Salah was completely left off the seven-man list for last season’s Player of the Year nominations, and a furious Van Dijk has responded to the media for spreading ‘negative’ opinions about him.
Virgil van Dijk has beaten those who underestimate his Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah
Salah scored a hat-trick as Liverpool beat newly promoted Leeds in an Anfield classic
Newly promoted Leeds proved to be a tough opponent at Anfield, although the efforts of Van Dijk and Salah proved enough to get the hosts off to a winning start in defending the title.
When asked by beIN Sports if Salah’s heroic deeds had contributed to banishing his one-season wonder label, Van Dijk said: ‘Those are the media, you are the ones who doubt him.
‘Obviously, we appreciate him and him, and that’s the most important thing to him as well.
An irate Van Dijk reserved special criticism for the media spreading ‘negative’ opinions about Salah
“We don’t see the negative side of what the media is saying.”
Salah has two top-tier Golden Boots to his name and has scored 97 goals in 154 appearances across all competitions since moving to Liverpool in 2017.
Van Dijk’s upbeat post-match comments also saw him play down his mistake which resulted in Leeds’ second goal.
Van Dijk also hit with a resounding header, but made a mistake on Leeds’ second goal
The towering Dutchman was unable to control a ball over the top, allowing Patrick Bamford to step in, push past Allison and find the far corner.
And he added: ‘It’s one of those, I think. It is a situation that can happen.
‘I try to do my best and that’s what I did. Unfortunately, a goal came out, but I don’t worry about that. ‘
