Alan Shearer says one Liverpool player just looked incredible against Brentford

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Alan Shearer has lauded Virgil van Dijk after the Liverpool defender’s performance for Brentford this weekend.

Speaking on the Rest is Football podcast, the pundit praised the Dutch international, who kept yet another clean sheet for the Reds in a 3-0 win against the west London side.

The result took Liverpool to second in the Premier League standings heading into the November international break, with the Anfield giants looking dangerous once again.

It was an easy day at the office for Van Dijk, who out of the two central defenders looked the more composed in Liverpool’s starting XI.

And Shearer now thinks that the Liverpool skipper is back to his best, with Van Dijk looking shaky at times in recent seasons since his ACL injury.

Shearer said: “He did have a good game. He looked back to his best, he read the game very well. And they are always going to score goals Liverpool, with the talent they have up top.”

Van Dijk was a titan for Liverpool vs Brentford

Van Dijk at his best is easily the best central defender on the planet, and Liverpool are now starting to see shades of that player yet again in their backline.

The 32-year-old has been incredible at times this season, and Van Dijk’s performance against Brentford was one of the best Liverpool fans have seen this campaign from the defender.

With an international break now here, supporters will be excited to see Van Dijk return to Merseyside later this month, where Manchester City now await the Premier League title challengers.