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Prior to Liverpool facing Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final yesterday, a Spurs mascot asked Virgil van Dijk to join the north London club. The young boy has now revealed how the Liverpool captain responded to his cheeky request.
Just before kick-off, the mascot requested Van Dijk to sign for Ange Postecoglou's side as he was aware his side did not have top defenders. In the game against the Reds, Spurs were missing key defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.
The situation compelled Postecoglou to look at his bench and hand starts to Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray. While the Romanian is 22 years old and has some experience to show for, Gray is just 18 and was positioned at the heart of the defence against a tough Liverpool side.
