REPORT🚨🚨Absolutely brilliant’ – Liverpool fans are celebrating Virgil van Dijk’s ‘tactical’ red card for Netherlands as defender picks up two yellows in three minutes

Liverpool fans are celebrating Virgil van Dijk’s red card against Hungary after the Netherlands international picked up two quickfire bookings.

Van Dijk sent off for Netherlands

Booked twice in three minutes

Liverpool fans rejoice at dismissal

WHAT HAPPENED?

Van Dijk was booked in the 76th minute and then again 11 minutes from time as the 33-year-old received his first red card for the Netherlands. After the 1-1 Nations League draw with Hungary on Friday night, many Liverpool fans took to social media to revel in the “absolutely brilliant” news that the centre-back is suspended for the Dutch’s next game away to Germany. That means he is likely to be fresher for the Reds’ next Premier League match.

Despite the Hungary draw, the Dutch are still in a strong position to reach the quarter-finals of the Nations League as they have a three-point buffer over Marco Rossi’s side with three group games remaining. They will, however, be without talisman Van Dijk for their crunch clash with Germany next week, meaning the defender will be raring to go for Liverpool’s crunch encounter with Chelsea on October 20.

WHAT NEXT?

Van Dijk’s Liverpool team sit top of the Premier League and host fourth-placed Chelsea at Anfield in just over a week’s time. The veteran will need to be on song to keep out the in-form Blues if they want to hold onto first position.