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Watch: Throwback - Liverpool ace Van Dijk at Celtic 'they liken me to Luiz & Coloccini'

Before making his way to the Premier League, Virgil van Dijk was first brought to the UK by Scottish giants Celtic.

The Ballon d'Or contender enjoyed great success with the Hoops before being taken south by Southampton ahead of his then world record sale to Liverpool. Here we have Van Dijk interviewed as a Celtic player, where he admits he has been likened to former Newcastle United defender Fabricio Coloccini and says he used to model his game on Brazilian great Ronaldinho!

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