Virgil van Dijk Scolds Kostas Tsimikas as Liverpool Left-Back Nearly Enters Altercation with Man Utd Player Antony ⚽🔥

Virgil van Dijk appeared to have a few pointed remarks for Kostas Tsimikas following his near collision with Antony in the first Anfield encounter.

In one of the biggest rivalries in English football, Liverpool played Manchester United on Sunday. The two teams were vying for quite different goals.

Tsimikas and Antony nearly came to blows at Anfield

Van Dijk appeared to shout at Tsimikas after

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Following, Van Dijk seemed to yell at Tsimikas.

In the same game last season, the Reds crushed Erik ten Hag’s team 7-0, and this time around, the tension was evident.

Liverpool’s left-back Midway through the first half, Tsimikas was put to the test as he attempted to silence Brazilian Antony.

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The United player attempted to chase the ball down to the byline, but the defender blocked his path and allowed it to exit the play.

Then there seemed to be a brief altercation between Tsimikas and Antony, with the latter reaching for the advertising board and raising his hands.

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Sadly for the former, though, Van Dijk, his teammate at defense, didn’t seem to be too fond of his antics.

In an apparent attempt to calm Tsimikas down and prevent any needless bookings, he seemed to yell at him.

On this particular day, referee Michael Oliver showed six yellow cards; among them were Darwin Nunez, Wataru Endo, Kobbie Mainoo, Sofyan Amrabat, Luke Shaw, and Marcus Rashford.

Diogo Dalot was also booked, and the United defender was substituted after receiving two yellow cards for two distinct instances of dissent in stoppage time in the second half.

For Liverpool this season, Tsimikas has not yet received a yellow or red card, and Van Dijk will undoubtedly want this to continue throughout the hectic holiday season.

Liverpool had 34 shots on goal against United, but they played a dull game and missed many chances to score.

Because he thought Luis Diaz had been fouled in the area just moments before, Nunez missed an opportunity to bring down the ball late in the second half.

United’s finest chance of the game came from Rasmus Hojlund, who is still without a Premier League goal, but he fired straight at Alisson.

Even if both teams end up with a point at the end of regulation, Liverpool will be the most disappointed with the result given their dominance in the match.