Manchester United hero Jaap Stam’s brilliant response to being handed a Liverpool shirt by Virgil van Dijk

Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam gave a witty response when handed a Liverpool FC shirt by Virgil van Dijk in a recent interview.

The two Dutch football stars sat down to speak ahead of Liverpool’s 4-1 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday for Viaplay. Stam won three league titles during his three-year spell at Old Trafford but was surprisingly sold to Lazio in 2001 as Sir Alex Ferguson brought in Laurant Blanc in his wake.

Sir Alex later admitted his regret over this, saying in 2007: "At the time he had just come back from an achilles injury and we thought he had just lost a little bit. We got the offer from Lazio, £16.5m for a centre back who was 29.

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“It was an offer I couldn't refuse. But in playing terms it was a mistake. He is still playing for Ajax at a really good level." However, it is evident Stam still has a lot of love for United despite the shock departure.

During the interview with Van Dijk, the 31-year-old defender gave Stam a ‘gift’. The 50-year-old pulled out a Liverpool shirt with his name and number on the back, prompting him to laugh and joke: "Can we cut this?" before shaking his interviewee’s hand.

Speaking in September, Stam confirmed there were no hard feelings towards United and that in fact he has a “love” for the club, although denied he had been asked to become a part of Erik ten Hag’s backroom team.

Speaking to bet365, he said: "I've never spoken to United [about joining Ten Hag's staff] - nobody phoned me about anything... but, like I said before, United is a club that I love.

"I've grown there as an individual. As a player, it made me stronger, it made me what I am now in career. I made history with that club, which is very