Your Liverpool media round-up for Monday, March 28.
Louis van Gaal issues blunt response after Virgil van Dijk questions tactics
Virgil van Dijk has conceded he personally thinks his Netherlands side are playing the wrong formation under the guidance of Louis van Gaal even though his national team toppled Denmark 4-2 on Saturday.
The Liverpool star was deployed in the middle of a back three as Holland boss Van Gaal opted to set-up in a 3-4-1-2 system against the Danes. But Van Dijk was not all smiles come full-time at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. While admitted the game presented plenty of positives for his side, he conceded he feels improvements could be made and declared his preference for a 4-3-3 formation.
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Van Dijk said: "Do I like the system? Well, I'm still in favour of 4-3-3 but I'm not the national coach and the national coach has a very strong opinion about it." His comments did not go unnoticed by his manager, who responded soon after.
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Jurgen Klopp's No 2 'tracking £33m ace' as Liverpool look to repeat Luis Diaz masterstroke
Liverpool could repeat their capture of Luis Diaz by raiding Porto for another one of their best players in Vitinha, who is keenly admired by Jurgen Klopp's right-hand man Pep Lijnders, according to reports. The Reds snapped up Diaz in the January transfer window to pip Tottenham Hotspur to his signature and put an end to several months of speculation over the 25-year-old's long-term future.
It seems as though Liverpool may have been encouraged by Diaz's fruitful start to life on Merseyside, with the Reds now looking to raid his old club in order to land one of his former team-mates. Club chiefs are weighing up the possibility of launching a summer move for Vitinha, who is attracting no shortage of interest from Europe's best sides ahead of the upcoming transfer window, according to O Jogo.
The report claims that Liverpool are one of several clubs keeping tabs on Vitinha's progress at Porto, with Bayern Munich and Lazio also said to be keen on securing the 22-year-old's services over the coming months.
