Babb: Van Dijk reminds me of Paul McGrath

Phil Babb has paid Virgil van Dijk a high compliment by comparing him favourably to Paul McGrath.

Babb: Van Dijk reminds me of Paul McGrath
Fri, 12 Apr, 2019 - 07:00
Liam Mackey

Phil Babb has paid Virgil van Dijk a high compliment by comparing him favourably to Paul McGrath.

The former Liverpool and Ireland defender knows all about how imperious McGrath was in his prime and he thinks the Dutchman is cut from similar cloth.

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