Football Daily | Van Dijk v Rooney deserved a big helping of Anfield popcorn

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Before Tuesday night’s entertaining Bigger Cup match at Anfield, Jack Reacher was invariably Football Daily’s go-to guy when it came to watching a giant man deliver a calmly authoritative, surgically precise and brutal takedown on an Amazon Prime TV show. But in the aftermath of Liverpool’s thoroughly deserved win over Real Madrid, it was Virgil van Dijk who strode purposefully down the touchline with vengeance and a ruthless, immediate form of vigilante justice on his mind, as he spied Wayne Rooney standing at second slip in the four-strong cordon of pundits offering their post-match thoughts to Gabby Logan.Mladen Zizovic personified what the big-hearted Bosnians are known for. For someone who must have grown up during the Siege of Sarajevo the scars must have been deep. It is hence unusual for a Bosnian to lead a Serbian football team. His name means ‘young’ and that’s how he shall remain in all football lovers’ hearts. A sad loss” – Krishna Moorthy.Re: yesterday’s Football Daily. The evisceration of the hapless Wolves and Saints was sublime (‘no longer vying for the best Hampton’ was just downright filth), and I know it’s not considered cool or socially acceptable to compliment Football Daily but in this instance I’m making an exception, well done (don’t let it go to your heads)” – Scott Coyne (and no others, sadly).Tottenham Hotspur may have let down foodies when they cancelled plans for a VIP cheese lounge but last night the club showed that it is still capable of the culinary cutting edge. They served Danish for dinner!” – Peter Oh.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading...

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