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Caoimhe O'Neill

Kolo Toure believes he has found Virgil van Dijk's Liverpool weakness

Former Liverpool favourite Kolo Toure believes Virgil van Dijk has one weakness - and has told opponents how to play against him.

Toure, who spent three years at Anfield, also hailed the Dutch defender who has helped to lead the Reds to a Champions League and Premier League title in his short time at the club.

Speaking to Stats Perform News, as cited by Goal, the former Ivory Coast international explained how Van Dijk is "unbelievable" but claimed it is not impossible to beat him.

The 39-year-old said: "He’s an unbelievable player. He’s a top player. He’s got speed, height, he can jump.

"He’s got technique. He can switch the game with his long passes. He has got everything.

“I haven’t seen many players challenge him one on one. In my opinion, that’s his weakness!

"He’s really tall and if you really attack him with the ball, he can struggle, but he’s so clever.

“He’s so clever because he drops well, but if you are really aggressive in attack in a one-on-one, I think you can get something from him.

“He’s a really clever player. He’s got [Joe] Gomez on his side, good players on his side to help him as well.

"There are good players around him and I think that makes his game easy, but I think he’s got so many qualities."

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