‘Atrocious…’ Twitter reacts to Lovren & Matip horrorshow as Liverpool CBs remind Reds of the pre-van Dijk era

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There was a time when Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren were the laughing stock of the Premier League in terms of a defensive pairing.

But then Virgil van Dijk arrived and improved whoever he played alongside tenfold.

Perhaps it’s a little harsh, as both the Croat and the Cameroonian are coming back from injury and have been good this season bar today – but the FA Cup performance away to Shrewsbury was barbarically poor.

Time and time again the League One side got through on Adrian’s goal due to a shoddy defensive line, only for the Spaniard to save their blushes.

But despite holding a 2-0 lead, the Reds conceded two goals in the second-half – with the equaliser partly down to Matip, but largely down to Lovren.

Watching them today makes us feel incredibly fortunate to have van Dijk in our side every week – it really, really does!

Twitter didn’t hold back, naturally:

https://twitter.com/ThisIsRowly/status/1221501524016234497

https://twitter.com/KloppStyle/status/1221501497172774912

https://twitter.com/DamienWhitehea7/status/1221501656526991368

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