13 things we loved this weekend: Van Dijk, Klopp, Zlatan, Wenger & more

Planet Football 03 Jun 2019

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You may have heard: Liverpool won the Champions League this weekend.

While the Reds have obviously dominated the headlines, there were plenty of eye-catching moments elsewhere around the world.

We’ve rounded up the best of the action on and off the pitch.

Virgil van Dijk

There will forever be arguments about it, but this is f*cking daft.

Remarkable…

No opposition player has completed a dribble past @VirgilvDijk in any of his last 64 apps in all competitions for @LFC 👏 pic.twitter.com/hWqX11oU7n

— Premier League (@premierleague) June 2, 2019

Virgil van Dijk, again

He may have been man of the match in the Champions League final, but Van Dijk isn’t getting carried away.

Van Dijk: "I think Messi is the best player in the world. He should win the Ballon D'Or. So I'm not thinking of that. But if I win, I'll take it. Messi should win it though. He is the best in the world, whether he's in the final or not."

— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) June 1, 2019

James Milner

A beautiful, wonderful man.

Earlier in the season, while my little one was fighting for his life in Alder Hey, this lad went out of his way to call every day, to see how we were and whether there was anything he could do for us to help. So, forgive me a tear of joy for him tonight. A brilliant human being pic.twitter.com/JDgwD4ggGg

— John Bradley (@jbradleymedia) June 2, 2019

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

He couldn’t have Liverpool taking all the headlines, could he?

ZLATAN HIT 'EM WITH THE BICYCLE 😳 #SCTop10 pic.twitter.com/hMpLhCVriB

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 3, 2019

Louis van Gaal

Louis van Gaal’s reaction to Wayne Rooney getting knocked out by Phil Bardsley, ladies and gentlemen…

🗣Wayne Rooney: "When the boxing video was coming out, I went to see Van Gaal. I said ‘This story’s coming out about me and Phil Bardsley fighting in the house', and he pissed himself laughing. He found it hilarious." pic.twitter.com/HHpA1UXcYT

— Football Tweet ⚽ (@Football__Tweet) May 31, 2019

Arsene Wenger

You can take the man out of Arsenal…

Watching Arsene Wenger walking around a hotel full of Tottenham fans, in a pair of @Arsenal training trackies might be one of the greatest sights I’ve ever witnessed.

— Onset (@OnsetMTH) June 1, 2019

Xabi Alonso

This sounds like it should be fun.

Xabi Alonso has been officially announced as the new coach of Real Sociedad’s B team. 🔵⚪️

Back to where it all began. 👶 pic.twitter.com/hc8RYaC0yT

— Talking LaLiga (@TalkingLaLiga) June 1, 2019

Brian Fernandez

Portland are our favourite MLS side. Doing stuff like this at 3-0 down is why.

Rob Green

Not all heroes wear capes.

🔊 “I’ll never forget the look on Willian’s face. He just looked at me and said, ‘What are you doing here!’”

This is the Rob Green story, the hero of Baku… 💚 pic.twitter.com/2bKffuIKDo

— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) May 31, 2019