Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has backed Virgil van Dijk to win this year's Ballon d'Or ahead of Barcelona star Lionel Messi.
Klopp is an enormous admirer of Messi, but he felt the centre-back should have the edge for the year he's had:
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Per Goal's Josh Thomas, he said:
"If you give the Ballon d'Or to the best player of this generation then you should give it always to Lionel Messi.