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Virgil van Dijk gives Celtic 'special mention' as Liverpool star makes surprise best team-mate choice

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07.07.2020 - 06:53

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Former Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk has given a "special mention" to a former team-mate - and it's not necessarily who you'd expect.

The Dutchman spent two full seasons at Parkhead before moving to Southampton. He later became the world's most expensive defender when Liverpool paid a reported £75million to bring him to Anfield.

With football shut down due to the coronavirus crisis, Van Dijk took to Twitter for a Q&A session where he was asked for his best team-mate at Celtic.

He replied: "I loved my time at Celtic and played with so many top players."But a special mention for Stefan Johansen."Given he played with the likes of Fraser Forster, Victor Wanyama and Kieran Tierney it was perhaps a surprising response.

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