Dominic Solanke says one current Liverpool player is the 'toughest' opponent he's ever faced in football
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Everyone will have a different opinion in football when it comes to the toughest opponents they’ve faced but Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke has gone with a current Liverpool star as his choice.
Solanke sealed a big money move to Spurs in the summer and has come a long way since being a young upstart with Liverpool following his switch from Chelsea.
Of course, the Reds did well to cash in on Solanke at the time to the tune of £19m and since then, he’s gone on to become a top Premier League striker.
Over the years, Solanke has faced some of the best around in the Premier League.
But according to the man himself, it is one current Liverpool player who is his toughest ever opponent.
Dominic Solanke names £75m Liverpool player as his toughest opponent
According to a report from the Daily Mail which details Solanke’s attendance at a youth football event, the striker was asked a number of quick-fire questions by kids on the day.
And when asked who his toughest opponent was, there was only one answer for Solanke.
Liverpool defender, Virgil van Dijk.
Van Dijk has been back to his imperious best in recent times and is very much looking like leading the Reds towards another title push.
Virgil van Dijk sets the standard at Liverpool
There is a lot more to being a top player than just producing on matchday and Virgil van Dijk is very much a perfect captain at Liverpool.
The Dutchman does a lot of work off the field with different foundations for the Reds and he’s also a standard setter among the squad.
Indeed, that’s been confirmed recently by young full-back Conor Bradley, who has lauded his captain’s example.
"My captain at the club Virgil is quite a role model with the way he conducts himself every day,” Bradley has said.
“In training every day he is always one of the best players and that's someone I aspire to be in how he conducts himself every day and how he leads by example.
"He would probably be one of the main role models for me."
Furthermore, Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven has also lauded Van Dijk, with the Dutch duo beginning to work well together at international level.
Van Dijk, then, very much remains one of the best around despite being into his 30s.
