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'What a centre back partnership that would have been!': Liverpool fans swoon over picture of Virgil van Dijk posing with club legend Alan Hansen, 66, after the Reds' victory over Atletico Madrid

Liverpool fans have gushed over a picture of Virgil van Dijk meeting up with club legend Alan Hansen after the Reds' Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.

The Dutch defender played 90 minutes of the Reds' 2-0 victory over Diego Simeone's men before meeting up with fellow iconic Reds centre-half Hansen to pose for a picture with the Scot.

Van Dijk claimed that him and Hansen at the back would be 'not a bad partnership' in a social media post, with Liverpool fans giving their mouth-watering reactions to Wednesday night's image.