Van Djik copped some stick from football fans for letting himself get bullied by Sterling:
I'd rather have Chris Smalling on my team rather than Van Dijk and that's saying something.
— Harsha (@VintageMUFC) April 10, 2018
Great start by City. Van Dijk caught out for trying to win a cheap free-kick...
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) April 10, 2018
What was Van Dijk at!?!? Premeditating a potential free away from home for no contact not the best of ideas. #mancity #liverpool
— Ewan MacKenna (@EwanMacKenna) April 10, 2018
Not sure what Van Dijk was up to (and was he fouled after anyway?) but Liverpool never filled the hole he left and Fernandinho exploited it perfectly
— Sam Lee (@Sammy_Goal) April 10, 2018
That started when VVD was muscled off the ball by Sterling. Not strong enough from Van Dijk. Just the start the tie needed.
— Oliver Holt (@OllieHolt22) April 10, 2018
Shocker from Van Dijk. Has to play the whistle.
— Ewan Murray (@mrewanmurray) April 10, 2018
The score is poised at 1-0 to with Man City dominating possession, hitting the post as well as having a goal chalked off for offside.