Virgil van Dijk: Liverpool star dealt with Inter's Lautero Martinez when 1 vs 1 with ease

Virgil van Dijk was absolutely tremendous as Liverpool beat Inter Milan in their Champions League last-16 first leg tie on Wednesday evening.

The Dutchman was a rock at the back as Liverpool kept a clean sheet in Italy and scooped the Man-of-the-Match award for his display.

Goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a two-goal victory.

Van Dijk had a tough task of dealing with Inter duo, Edin Dzeko and Lautero Martinez. But they rarely troubled him.

One moment in particular in the first half showed Van Dijk’s brilliance.

Inter looked like they had a great chance to score when Martinez found himself in a 1vs1 situation with Van Dijk.

Martinez is one of the best forwards in Europe but Van Dijk dealt with him with ease.

In fact, Van Dijk is so good that it looked as if Martinez didn’t even bother trying to take the ball past him.

He dwelled on the ball far too long and allowed Thiago to close him down and make a tackle.

It was a masterclass in how to defend when 1 vs 1 by Van Dijk and you can view the moment below…

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