Raheem Sterling showcases tremendous strength to send Liverpool star Virgil Van Dijk flying – but Netherlands skipper exacts his revenge

Raheem Sterling showcases tremendous strength to send Liverpool star Virgil Van Dijk flying – but Netherlands skipper exacts his revenge
It was a 50th England cap to forget for Raheem Sterling on Thursday night in Portugal.The Manchester City star captained his country for the first time in the UEFA Nations League semi-final against the Netherlands, but was powerless to stop the Three Lions capitulating.A 3-1 defeat at the Estdio D. Afonso Henriques in Guimares after extra time will sting for Sterling, but he at least managed to win one of his own personal battles.getty4

Raheem Sterling and Virgil Van Dijk were locked in a fascinating tussle on Thursday night

With the game locked at 1-1 and England looking to regain control of the game, the 24-year-old flew into a challenge with Ballon d’Or contender Virgil Van Dijk.After showing incredible strength and balance, Sterling starts to dribble away from the colossus with the intention of causing serious damage.Andy Goldstein isnt happy with Gareth Southgate after Englands loss However, as with his previous 64 Liverpool appearances, Van Dijk was not about to be dribbled past and recovered superbly by sending the 5ft 7ins star absolutely flying.England had been hoping to face Portugal in the finale and looked on course for a shot at their first trophy in 53 years as Southgate’s side reacted well to Matthijs De Ligt cancelling out Marcus Rashford’s first-half penalty. ESPN4

Sterling outmuscles the Dutch defender

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The Manchester City man then sprints away after taking the ball off the 27-year-old

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But Van Dijk left the much smaller man on the floor in Guimaraes

Jesse Lingard thought he had filled the role of super-sub as he coolly turned home in the 83rd minute but joy quickly turned to despair as the Video Assistant Referee ruled out the strike for a narrow offside.Matters would get even worse in extra-time as a shocking mistake by Stones led Kyle Walker to turn into his own net, with England then conceding a third as a Ross Barkley error allowed Quincy Promes to seal Holland a 3-1 win.Instead, it is Champions League-winner Van Dijk who will square off against the indomitable Cristiano Ronaldo. But just look at what lies in wait for the 34-year-old from Madeira…

No matter what @sterling7 achieved in 2018/19, sending @VirgilvDijk to the gym at 7:30am on Friday morning is surely up there.pic.twitter.com/IxZeoBaADK— FourFourTwo (@FourFourTwo) June 7, 2019

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fking proud of the team. i must say tbh, they outperformed every single bit of my expectation going into this match. i wasn't so hopeful we would come out with a positive result, was thinking it could come down to a draw, but boy did we cook up a performace. a good fought battle with some really good team fluidity and chemistry (its been a while lads), tactical nous and some really great

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