Virgil van Dijk's cheeky actions before Alisson's penalty save from Jarrod Bowen

Alisson Becker saved a Jarrod Bowen penalty in Liverpool’s Premier League clash with West Ham on Wednesday evening.

Darwin Nunez was in the mood and gave his side the lead in the 22nd minute.

Konstantinos Tsimikas swung a ball into the box and the Uruguayan planted his header beyond Lukasz Fabianski and into the net.

West Ham were given a golden opportunity to level the scores when they were handed a spot-kick just before half-time.

Joe Gomez felled Bowen and the referee pointed to the spot.

Bowen stepped up but saw his effort well saved by Alisson Becker.

Alisson guesses to his right...And guesses correctly to save Jarrod Bowen's penalty ✅#PLonPrime #LIVWHU pic.twitter.com/8mWFBbOrKO

Virgil van Dijk's actions prior to the penalty may have influenced the outcome.

While VAR was checking for a potential penalty, Van Dijk slyly walked up to the penalty spot and gave it a little scuff with his boot.

Moments later, the referee pointed to the spot and Bowen saw his penalty saved.

VVD MY HERO pic.twitter.com/f4LGiU9oPb

Very, very cheeky from Van Dijk.

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