Claude Puel has compared Virgil van Dijk and Harry Maguire and pinpointed where the Liverpool man excels ahead of his Premier League rival.
Puel thinks Van Dijk is strong and quicker than the England international and believes both big-money centre-halves are "perfect" for the modern game.
Puel said: "I like them both. Two modern profiles, built for Premier League, to perform on free-kicks, corner kicks, and play inside the box.
"But they are also perfect in the modern style of play. They are good tacticians who have the specialty of having defensive abilities. To me Van Dijk is stronger than Maguire physically but Maguire is very smart, he improved a lot on his anticipation skills.
"Due to his height, he is a little bit slower than Van Dijk but he compensates with a very good game reading and anticipation."
Rusikmny
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Joe Matip is better than Maguire.
wezaelu
74
when will this english player stop getting compared to the best even laporte is far better than maguire easily but people will not understand bcz of his record fee for his head
raynknight
50
C'mon .....this is a article or a WhatsApp Joke
iamildaz
48
What Manchester united thought they bought vs what they got.....
Zihbdiry
46
The problem only poor management for Manchester United, player's have no problem, since Alex leave the club, poor performance in club also, why it happened,Moyes he destroyed all members of Alex who know the club very well, and he recruited his new coaching staff who don't know the club, Van Gal he was better but the problems come as he let many old players go and buy many new players that was take along way to know each other, Mourihno was good the problems was to Woodward who didn't wanted to hear or backing him in transfer marker, because Mourihno is best coach in the world and he like to spend or to buy top n quality player's they was supposed to give him cash n buy player's who he wanted,he won the European cup,come Second in premier league, he was good for us,Ole this guy he never take Manchester United no where, he is no mananger for the club,he let senior player's go without replacement,as you a new manager for the club let one or two players go and replace them,you let players go no replaced them,because you have small kids at academy, imagine those small boys playing with Man city or Liverpool, 17 age in 28 age and one Man United have no good training like Ajax,Ole if he continues with club we will never finish in top ten,or maybe we will be relegate.
Badshahking
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Zihbdiry
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if i tell you truth even bring Ramos,Van djik in Man United today you will never win any game,as I m fan of Manchester United, backline there is no problem but our problem it's in middle of park and natural wingers,we have James as winger but if I tell you I don't know wether he is a right or left winger because sometimes i seen him on right side sometimes on left,while the management known that they have short in that position why they let Sanchez go,for my opinion when Sanchez in club now they can play together with James, one on right other on left and they can change themselves,but you give a players like you will never got any injury in your club,our difference performed poor because midfield are not strong enough to protect defenders, not attacking to much or creating dangerous balls to our opponent's, any club playing with Manchester United they ar not afraid to play with them because they very weak.
hitcklnpuz
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We all know the greatest defender of all time is Ramos with no doubt. With the respect I have for Ramos currently you can't compare him to VVD. Then who is Maguire honestly speaking? Currently VVD should be compared to Laporte or Koulibaly cause they are the best defenders in the world currently. The rest are not on his level.