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Liverpool to battle Real Madrid for Virgil van Dijk replacement
One of the early positives at Liverpool under Andoni Iraola is a marked improvement to the defence. New arrival Jeremy Jacquet has formed a solid partnership with Virgil van Dijk and loanee Ronald Ar...
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