Stan Collymore calls for Liverpool player to be rested after Brentford clash | OneFootball

Centre-back Virgil van Dijk was a part of the Liverpool back four that conceded three goals to Brentford at the Community Stadium last weekend.

The Premier League fixture finished in a 3-3 draw. With that being the case, former Red Stan Collymore has claimed that Van Dijk would benefit from a rest.

“Is it a game too far [for Virgil], in terms of it being a little too intense? [He] played a lot of games at the beginning of the season, we’ve got international breaks as well,” Collymore told The Empire of the Kop.

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ANFIELD WATCH VERDICT

We don’t entirely agree with Collymore’s take.

Yes, Van Dijk is coming off a serious knee injury. Therefore, we could understand if the centre-back was not 100 percent fit.

But, Van Dijk has shown in the early parts of the new campaign that he has put the knee injury behind him. The 30-year-old is averaging a WhoScored player rating of 7.32 in the Premier League this season (started all six matches).

Liverpool’s back four, including Van Dijk, simply had a bad day at the office against Brentford.

We aren’t prepared to claim that the Dutchman needs a rest because of one match. On another note, Liverpool will travel to Portugal to face Porto in the Champions League this week.

The group stage clash will kick-off at 8pm on Tuesday.