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Virgil van Dijk in dreamland after heading late winner to down Everton

Published 21:47 5 Jan 2018 GMT

Updated 22:06 5 Jan 2018 GMT

Matthew Gault
Virgil van Dijk in dreamland after heading late winner to down Everton

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What a debut.

It just had to be him. Virgil van Dijk booked Liverpool's place in the FA Cup fourth round with a towering header to beat a stubborn Everton at Anfield. Van Dijk had enjoyed a solid game up until that point but turned it into a debut to remember when he got on the end of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's corner. Van Dijk, known for his aerial prowess, outjumped Phil Jagielka while beating Jordan Pickford to the ball to send the Kop into a frenzy. It's a night he won't soon forget. They bought him for his defensive abilities but they'll happily accept his capacity to make a difference at the other end too. The Reds had taken the lead through James Milner's penalty before Gylfi Sigurdsson scored a fine goal on the counter to draw the Toffees level. Then, with the tie headed towards a replay at Goodison Park, van Dijk stepped up to cap his Liverpool debut in memorable fashion. The rest, as they say, is history. https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/949394767506493452 https://twitter.com/OtiAdjei/status/949394828554571777 https://twitter.com/SkyBet/status/949394694957686786 https://twitter.com/JanAageFjortoft/status/949394831306117120 https://twitter.com/PhantomGoal/status/949394779460308998 https://twitter.com/LFCTransferRoom/status/949395292302069761 https://twitter.com/paddypower/status/949392173862150144 https://twitter.com/MartyMcFlyLFC/status/949400082453028865 https://twitter.com/UKFootballTimes/status/949399647692484608

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