Alan Shearer was full of praise for Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool captain’s match-winning performance against Chelsea in the League Cup final. The Dutch international scored a 118th-minute winner to secure Jurgen Klopp’s second League Cup title as Liverpool manager, with the Reds managing the feat with an injury-hit squad and multiple academy players in the matchday squad. Despite this, Van Dijk came up clutch in the dying minutes of extra-time to score the winning goal, with the defender already having one goal ruled out earlier in the game due to a controversial offside decision. And s…
