Cardiff fans moved to mock Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk during the two club’s clash on Sunday.
The pair are currently locked in 4th round FA Cup action, with the winner set to face off with Norwich City in the 5th round.
Here are the #EmiratesFACup fifth round ties ? pic.twitter.com/Q11iph3QG3
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) February 6, 2022
Liverpool, of course, headed into the game as clear favourites despite missing some big players such as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah, who are set to face off in the AFCON final later on Sunday.
Even without said duo though, Klopp was still able to call upon some big stars such as Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold from the off on Sunday.
And, as mentioned above, it would be VVD who was trolled by the Cardiff fans early in the game.
The Welsh side’s fans would chant “YOU’RE JUST A SH*T SOL BAMBA”, at Van Dijk during the clash on Sunday.
Cardiff fans to Van Dijk…
“YOU’RE JUST A SH*T SOL BAMBA” ?
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) February 6, 2022
Sol Bamba was, of course, a long-time Cardiff star who saw Neil Warnock, Cardiff manager several years ago, suggest that Bamba was a better defender than Van Dijk:
“Bamba is slightly better than van Dijk, defensive-wise.”
Sol Bamba grabs the headlines
Before Sunday, Bamba was also in the headlines this weekend following Middlesbrough’s win over Manchester United.
Bamba came on late in the game and would score in a shootout as Boro progressed to the next round.
Following the game, an image of Bamba’s celebration caught the eye for the defender’s seeming lack of excitement, leading to Bamba responding on social media:
I’m too old for this s*** ??? https://t.co/K8drynSQYF
— Sol Bamba (@Sol14Bamba) February 4, 2022