Virgil van Dijk has "changed Liverpool" for the better and is "always in control" of what is happening around him, according to Wolves captain and lifelong Reds fan Conor Coady.
Coady, himself a centre-back who came through the youth ranks at Melwood, thinks the Netherlands international has been vital in turning Liverpool's fortunes around, improving the entire team.
The 26-year-old left Anfield five years ago, but he has loved watching Van Dijk take the Merseysiders to the next level.
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"Everybody realises how good he is as a footballer, what he has done for Liverpool in the last couple of years and how he has approached the football club and improved the defence and the whole team," Coady told Liverpool’s official club website.