Van Dijk's mocking reaction to team-mate's mistake, Klopp has to intervene

One of Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is one of the most energetic players who shows his passion at every turn, and he brings out his passion whenever the game looks too complicated or when an action on the pitch has an impact on the final result, making a hand gesture this weekend against Tottenham when his team-mate tried to take the ball away from striker Harry Kane.

From the midfield, defender Ibrahima KOnate threw himself forward in search of the ball, which was dominated by the Spurs striker, forcing the Englishman to defend the ball, although not as effectively as he used the foul to stop the Liverpool man, a situation which caused Van Dijk to raise his hands in applause from a few yards back.

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Although it could be understood that the Dutchman's applause was directed at his team-mate who squeezed the rival player and interrupted the continuity of play towards the goal defended by Brazilian Alisson Becker, another option for the reason for the applause could be directed at the referee's decision regarding the play, because when Kane felt that the ball was no longer in his complete control, he was unwilling to look for the foul, which was not awarded by the central referee, earning the applause from the Reds' man.

Ibrahima Konate's action of going out to cut out a play far away from his position is a bit risky and even more so against an opponent of such stature, because although the defensive gesture is great, from the bench coach Jurgen Klopp always intervenes and corrects this type of risky action by his players, especially when the game against Spurs in the 70th minute was 2-1 in favour of the Merseyside side.

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The Dutch defender was one of Liverpool's best performers in their win away to Tottenham, picking up three valuable points to help them achieve their goals and close the gap on their rivals at the top. Van Dijk is obviously grateful to have Konate back in central defence, as the pair have formed a great partnership that looks almost impenetrable to any team.