FA Cup: Why did you play like that, Liverpool ace Van Dick asks Shrewsbury players

Virgil Van Dijk headed into the Shrewsbury dressing room to chat with the players who gave Liverpool an FA Cup scare.

The Reds fell behind after 27 minutes at Anfield when Daniel Udoh fired the visitors in front.

At 1-1, Shaun Whalley had a header ruled out by VAR before Van Dijk won a controversial penalty dispatched by Fabinho just before the break.

Roberto Firmino’s cheeky backheel and a second for Fabinho secured a 4-1 win for Liverpool.

But after the valiant effort from the League One side, Van Dijk headed into the away changing room afterwards and hand Udoh his shirt in a classy gesture.

And it was well received by the visitors.

Shrews boss Steve Cotterill said: “Virgil van Dijk came in our dressing room afterwards, congratulated everyone, said well done, brought his shirt in, shook hands and I thought that was absolutely top, top drawer.

“Not only is he a top player, he’s a gentleman. It’s a very good experience for our players today to experience that.