Former Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidic says Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk couldn't get into manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's line-up.

Van Dijk has starred for the Reds since making a £75m move from Southampton last year, with the Dutch defender a key component of the Reds' Premier League title challenge.

But Vidic insists to Omnisport: “Overall, I said even before when they didn't have great games, if you look at the other teams, I would not have any defenders of Liverpool or Chelsea.

“I don't think they have better defenders than we have.

“I think he's (Van Dijk) doing a great job – he's strong physically, he's fast, he's a presence on the pitch. He's a great defender, top defender, but I'm saying when teams are doing well, everyone gets recognition.

“I know that because I played for Man United and when you're doing well, when you're scoring goals, (getting) a few clean sheets, straight away people start talking about how good you are. I think that's why I like to believe that we have good defenders."