Virgil van Dijk admits Olivier Giroud is the striker he struggles most with after the French striker scored against him for club and country... while the Liverpool defender reveals Man City's Kevin De Bruyne is the rival he wants to play alongside

Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk has revealed that Olivier Giroud is the striker he least likes coming up against - and Manchester City rival Kevin De Bruyne is his dream team-mate.

Van Dijk has come up against Giroud in Liverpool matches against Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as for Holland against France.

'Giroud is the striker I've struggled against the most,' Van Dijk told Gary Neville on the latest episode of Sky Bet's The Overlap.

Virgil van Dijk has revealed that Olivier Giroud (left) is the toughest opponent he has faced

Giroud scored a goal for France playing against Van Dijk's Holland in the UEFA Nations League

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'I always felt like I had him but somehow he always managed to score against us.