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The greatest defenders ever after Virgil van Dijk lauded as the best by Michael Owen

Liverpool took another step closer to landing an unprecedented quadruple on Tuesday after they defeated Villarreal to set up a Champions League final clash with Real Madrid.

With a Carabao Cup in the bag and a Premier League title race to go along with the FA Cup and European finals, many of the Reds' playing contingent stand on the brink of footballing immortality.

However, former Liverpool striker Michael Owen believes defender Virgil van Dijk has already proven himself to be one of the greatest of all-time.

Virgil van Dijk has been a major star since joining Liverpool
Michael Owen believes Van Dijk is the greatest defender of all time

Michael Owen (right) has called Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk (left) the greatest defender ever

Speaking ahead of the Reds' 3-2 win in Spain, Owen claimed he couldn't identify any weaknesses in the Dutchman, who has been a key part of Jurgen Klopp's defence since signing from Southampton at the start of 2018 for £75million.