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mo4ch:> Van Dijk is Premier League's best ever central defender, says Manchester City great Kompany | Mo4ch News

The Belgian veteran talked up his former rival's impact at Liverpool, labelling him the best ever centre-half in the English top flightLiverpool star Virgil van Dijk is the best ever Premier League centre-back, according to former Manchester City star Vincent Kompany.Van Dijk, 28, has starred since his move from Southampton to Liverpool, for a reported £75 million ($93m), in January 2018.The Netherlands international finished second to Lionel Messi for the Ballon d'Or last year, having helped Liverpool win the Champions League.Editors' PicksCity great Kompany, now the Anderlecht player-manager, believes Van Dijk is the best centre-back in Premier League history."I would bring it back to Virgil van Dijk," Kompany told SPORF."It's a weird one because he hasn't been on the scene for as long as these names we mentioned – John Terry, Rio Ferdinand, these guys were there for a long, long time."But the signs he showed in his last few years, just makes …