Virgil van Dijk can’t stand the idea of Liverpool fans not seeing their side win the title.
Virgil van Dijk has admitted that he would be ‘gutted’ if Liverpool fans weren’t present to see their team crowned Premier League champions.
The Reds are almost certain to win the competition for the first time ever and a first top-flight league title in 30 years.
Liverpool have a 25-point lead at the top of the Premier League with nine games to go.
All fixtures in the top tier and English Football League have been suspended until the first weekend in April due to the pandemic.
According to The Mirror, it’s possible that the remainder of the season will be comprised of behind-closed-door games in the interest of public safety.
And Van Dijk has said that nobody wants to see Jurgen Klopp’s side win the title if their legions of fans aren’t around to witness it.
He told The Mirror: “If we won it in an empty stadium and the fans weren’t there, I’d be gutted for them. Obviously, if there are no fans at Anfield, then it will be a bit of a blow – no one wants to play games without the fans.
“And it would be like that for fans of all the clubs in the Premier League. Everyone who wants to go and support their team, but can’t be at the game, will find it tough.”
Van Dijk, a £75 million signing a little over two years ago [The Telegraph], is right here.
It’s a cliche but football really is nothing without the supporters and there would undeniably be an element of tragedy if Liverpool were to win the title without the fans there to see it.
Quite a lot of them have literally waited three decades to see it again, and for them to be deprived of it seems wrong.
That being said, the public’s safety is more important than romanticism, so it might be a bitter pill if it does come to that, but one they must swallow.
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