“Everybody in England hates Liverpool. Everyone is obsessed with Van Dijk, but he’s not the best defender in the world. Thiago Silva, Marquinhos and Sergio Ramos are all better than him,” Richarlison said in an interview today.
The Everton striker has well and truly stoked the fires ahead of the Merseyside Derby on Sunday, and it is fair to say the internet is loving it…
Toffees are celebrating the Brazilian winding up the Reds, while we’re delighted Richarlison has provided Virg and the gang such unreal motivation for a stellar performance.
You could say he’s, ‘done Klopp’s team talk for him,’ in fact!
The reaction from Reds has been one of glee, actually, which you can see in the tweets we’ve collated below.
There might not be any supporters at Goodison on Sunday, but there’s going to be millions watching the encounter worldwide with bated breath.
Bring it on!
Richarlison with some career so far. pic.twitter.com/6Mr2Jkp40i
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) June 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/stehoare/status/1273896306663186433
https://twitter.com/BeWarmers/status/1273901627389378560
https://twitter.com/Ashton29lee/status/1273894588298772480
Van Dijk after every tackle on Richarlison this Sunday. pic.twitter.com/6FRZLiLqNQ
— ɦօɢɢʏ (@chillhoggy) June 19, 2020
https://twitter.com/stehoare/status/1273891387726073858
Worth bearing in mind that Richarlison drew a blank at Anfield in January when up against Nat Phillips, who was literally recalled from a loan spell for that one game because Klopp couldn't be arsed playing another first team defender… https://t.co/hG31fAPtp9
— Dave (@DaveLFC264) June 19, 2020
Richarlison says "Van Dijk is not the best defender in the world. Silva, Marquinhos and Ramos are all better." Man i always knew he was shit at football, didn't know he had a brain the size of a pea too.
— . (@SalahSZN11) June 19, 2020