Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk insists he is not bitter about Euro 2024 exit

Ollie Watkins will face the Liverpool captain for the first time since England’s Euro 2024 semi-final victory over the Netherlands this summer.

By contributor By Carl Markham, PA

Published Nov 8, 2024

Last updated Jan 30

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk puts his hands on his head — Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk does not feel bitter about the Netherlands’ Euro 2024 exit at the hands of Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has no hangover from the Netherlands’ Euro 2024 semi-final exit to England as he prepares to face the match-winner on that day Ollie Watkins.

The Aston Villa striker scored the decisive goal in the last minute to clinch a 2-1 victory in Germany and arrives at Anfield on Saturday looking to stop a side which has won 14 of 16 matches this season.

Van Dijk said: “Do the Euros play on my mind? No. I am not that, what do you call it, sentimental?