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Jamie Carragher praises Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool (on the ground) controls the ball as Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Arsenal and Joe...
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Virgil van Dijk played well for Liverpool against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool reacts during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2018 in London, United Kingdom.

Jamie Carragher has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Liverpool’s draw with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening.

Arsenal and Liverpool played out a 1-1 draw with each other in the Premier League match.

James Milner put the Reds in the lead in the 61st minute, and Alexandre Lacazette scored the equaliser for the Gunners.

Liverpool legend Carragher was following the match, and he believes that the 1-1 draw was a fair result.

The former England international defender has also said that Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk was fantastic.

The 27-year-old central defender was superb at the back for the Reds, read the game well and kept the Arsenal attackers at bay.

The former Celtic star, who is one of the best centre-backs in the world, could have also scored twice.

(THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUDNAY OUT) Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on November 3, 2018 in...

According to WhoScored, the Netherlands international had a pass accuracy of 94.4%, won one header, took 53 touches, and made one tackle, one interception and seven clearances.

Liverpool are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 27 points from 11 matches.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan of Arsenal battles for possession with Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on November 3,...