NewsRevealed: Liverpool's Carlsberg Player of the Match against Crystal Palace
By Glenn Price
The captain produced a brilliant display in the heart of the defence to help deliver a clean sheet in the 1-0 Premier League win at Selhurst Park on Saturday.
Van Dijk topped a fan poll in Match Centre to claim the Player of the Match honours, with Alisson Becker and goalscorer Diogo Jota finishing in second and third respectively.

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