Can Fulham and Ryan Babel exploit Virgil van Dijk's single flaw?

Fulham's Ryan Babel, 32, is good, but not the same sharp, mercurial winger who quit Liverpool in 2011 to chase his fortune in such places as the United Arab Emirates and Turkey. PHOTO: REUTERS
Babel claims that he knows of a flaw in Virgil van Dijk (above) and intends to exploit it. PHOTO: EPA-EFE
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After Liverpool outclassed Bayern Munich in southern Germany on Wednesday, Liverpool's owner John W. Henry retweeted a fan tribute to Virgil van Dijk.

It read: "75% of the earth is covered by water. The other 25% is covered by Virgil van Dijk."

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