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‘England Fans Should Stop Booing Gomez’- Virgil van Dijk

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July 4, 2022

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Virgil van Dijk has defended Liverpool team-mate Joe Gomez after his row with Raheem Sterling and has called for people to “leave him alone”.

Gomez was loudly booed by some England supporters in the 7-0 win over Montenegro on Thursday, which left him devastated and manager Gareth Southgate offering the player and his family extra support after the game.

The boos followed a row at St George’s Park on Monday when Sterling tried to grab Gomez by the neck and said “you think you’re the big man now?” after Liverpool’s 3-1 win over Manchester City.

That row led to Southgate handing Sterling a one-game ban after both players had made up, meaning the City forward missed the win over Montenegro and may be the reason why some England fans decided to boo Gomez.

“It’s disappointing to see,” Van Dijk said of England supporters’ treatment toward Gomez.

“I want to say as well it’s been dealt with. I think everyone should stop talking about it because it’s just a thing that happened. They all sorted it out.

“Everyone needs to move on, leave Joe especially alone. But yes, it was disappointing to see.”