(Video) Van Dijk being ‘dribbled’ for 1st time in 65 matches actually a little dubious

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This is obviously not the biggest deal in the world, but we thought we’d share it anyway to get your thoughts on the matter!

Yesterday, Opta released a tweet stating that by definition, Virgil van Dijk had been dribbled past for the first time in 65 matches during the Community Shield defeat to Manchester City – in which we cruelly lost on penalties after dominating the game.

The incident occurred in the second-half – but some fans online reckon City’s Brazilian simply takes the ball to the side of the Dutchman and plays a through-ball.

It’s fantastic skill from City’s forward, but is it really a ‘dribble past’?

Apparently so, but we’re not sure this takes too much away from van Dijk’s current stock!

https://twitter.com/lfcsxm/status/1158058665288634368

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