'I mean': Commentator shocked by what Liverpool star has just done v Forest

 

Virgil van Dijk spurned a glorious opportunity to put Liverpool ahead this afternoon.

The Reds are enduring a frustrating opening half away to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, with the score 0-0 as things stand.

Van Dijk could and certainly should have opened the scoring on 36 minutes, when a brilliant cross from James Milner found the Liverpool powerhouse unmarked following a corner.

But the towering Dutchman headed back across the face of goal rather than try to beat Dean Henderson himself.

And Jim Beglin, speaking live on Optus Sport [37 mins], was shocked by Van Dijk’s rationale, claiming he was trying to find Roberto Firmino himself.

He said: “It’s a great clearance! I mean, did he forget he was attacking and not defending? It doesn’t get much better than this. He should’ve been scoring that. I mean, is he trying to pick out Firmino?”

A fully-confident Van Dijk would’ve found the net there with relative ease, such is his skillset.

But the indecision sort of sums up the Liverpool centre-back’s season thus far.

The big man is beginning to question himself, beginning to question what he would ordinarily do instinctively and that missed chance was typical of that doubt creeping in.

Overall, Jurgen Klopp’s side have been the better of both outfits at the City Ground, but Forest have had a couple of promising chances themselves.

And the Liverpool boss will know that despite being huge favourites, there’s a lot of work to do in this second half.