Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk once told an opponent he was ‘too good’ for him during his time with Celtic.
That's according to former St Johnstone forward Graham Cummins.
The Dutchman enjoyed two years with the Scottish giants after joining them from Groningen in the summer of 2013.
Van Dijk won two Scottish Premierships and one Scottish League Cup during his time at Park Head, while his time at Anfield has also been trophy-laden.
The former Southampton man was named in the PFA and UEFA Team of the Year for last season, and was also named the PFA Players' Player of the Year, the defender also helped Jurgen Klopp's side become World and European champions in a memorable 12 months for the 28-year-old.
But it was a moment during a game with St. Johnstone that perhaps shows the centre-back always knew he was destined for the top.
“Van Dijk left the day after we played against [Celtic],” former St. Johnstone man Cummins explains to the Irish Examiner .
“That’s my claim to fame, that’s what pushed the Southampton deal over the line, that he marked me.
“We were told in the dressing room, stop him, rather than him stopping you. Get behind the ball when he gets it, because he’ll run the pitch no bother.
“The first ball, I tried to sprint with him and he just boshed me out of it. I was out of breath and blowing out of [my] backside and he just turned to me and said, ‘I wouldn’t even bother, I’m just too good.”
