Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk offered some motivational words to FC Groningen players before their victory over Willem II yesterday.
Van Dijk also played for Willem II, though delivered a pre-match video message to Groningen which did the trick as they won 3-1.
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Dave Kwakman, who struck on the night, confirmed to ESPN: "We received a video from Van Dijk before the game."
During the match, Groningen celebrated the goals in the style of Van Dijk, with Kwakman adding: "I think this was Van Dijk's celebration."
Fellow goalscorer Tika de Jonge also stated: “I think everyone has seen how we all celebrated.
“And I think everyone knows who is cheering like that. There is someone who gave us some good words before the game, so this was for him. Nice way of celebraring, right?”