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Southampton manager Ronald Koeman has hailed the impact of defender Virgil van Dijk since his arrival from Celtic last summer. Mats Naslund Canadiens Jersey . Van Dijk moved to St Marys on Deadline Day last September for a fee in the region of £11.5m and has put in a number of impressive performances for the club so far this season.The Holland international was an ever-present in Southamptons run of seven straight Premier League clean sheets earlier this year and has helped his side record the joint-third best defensive record in the top-flight alongside Arsenal and Watford, and only behind Tottenham and Manchester United. And Koeman insists his fellow countryman is crucial to Southampton as they battle to qualify for Europe. Van Dijk has built up an impressive partnership with Jose Fonte He is strong, hes fast and hes important in the way we like to build-up [from the back], Koeman said on Monday Night Football.He is good at short passing, he has a good long pass and he has got a good partnership with Jose Fonte and last Saturday he was good in tandem with Ryan Bertrand. He is strong, hes fast and hes important in the way we like to build-up [from the back]. Koeman on Van Dijk He is also a good header of the ball, has a good shot and is a good free-kick taker. Hes a very good centre-back.Despite Van Dijks form this season, Koeman revealed he did have doubts about signing his fellow countryman from Celtic. Van Dijks Champions League experience convinced Koeman to sign him My only worry with Virgil was that we signed him from Celtic in the Scottish league, Koeman added. Its different from the Premier League.It makes it a little more tricky but he had experience of playing against Barcelona in the Champions League, so in the end there was no doubt about it.Meanwhile, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher echoed Koemans praise of Van Dijk, claiming Southamptons defensive record is evidence of the Dutchmans growing influence. Jamie Carragher thinks Van Dijk has been outstanding for Siants so far this season Carragher said: Obviously I look at centre-backs in the league and I think he has been fantastic. The defensive record shows that. When he first came in I thought he was more interested in playing on the ball but hes been outstanding defensively. Also See: David targets Europa return Saints appeal Mane red card Koeman v Benitez Carragher on Benitez Tomas Tatar Canadiens Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (5) – He had good saves on Giroux, Akeson, and Hartnell tonight. Victor Mete Canadiens Jersey . With the results, North America claimed 2.5 of the three available points, opening up a 17.5-12.5 lead in the overall standings. A total of 60 points are available, meaning the first team to 30.5 points will win the Continental Cup. http://www.canadienssale.com/authentic-guy-lapointe-canadiens-jersey/ . He will just have to wait a little longer. Bester grabbed an early lead before Scotlands Darren Burnett took over and ran away with the mens singles lawn bowling final 21-9 on Friday.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The International Champions Cup final wont feel like a friendly game to Liverpool coach Brendan Rodgers. Thats no surprise, considering that Liverpool will face English Premier League rival Manchester United in Miami on Monday night. Liverpool beat AC Milan 2-0 on Saturday night to reach the final in the eight-team tournament. Joe Allen and Suso scored to help Liverpool finish 3-0 in group play. Manchester United topped Real Madrid 3-1 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, to win its group at 3-0. "I dont think many of our games are (friendly)," Rodgers said. "Youve seen this in other games, and Manchester has certainly been competitive. Theyve got top players, and to top players, every game is a competition. Theres never too many friendlies. Obviously, Mondays game will be equally competitive." Liverpool and Manchester United have a combined 121 titles in domestic and European competition, including 38 Premier League and eight European Cup titles. "Its more than football -- its life," Rodgers said. "Its two cities that arent very far apart, and historically theyve always been huge rivals. Its probably the biggest game in the world, and for it to be here in the United States iss going to be great. Jonathan Drouin Canadiens Jersey. Theyre two of the biggest clubs in Britain. Theyre two of the biggest clubs in the world." However, to set up a match between the long-time rivals, Liverpool had to get past AC Milan, which finished 0-3 in group play but could have denied Liverpool a spot in the final with a win. Allen put Liverpool ahead in the 17th minute with his first goal of the tournament, scoring off a deflected save by goalkeeper Christian Abbaiti. Allen had a clear shot at the goal from 20 yards out, but it bounced off the left post. Raheem Sterling collared the rebound 6 yards out, only to have Abbiata make a diving save. But the deflection went right to Allen, who punched it into the right side of the goal from 8 yards. Suso, who entered the game at the 60th minute, added an insurance goal at the 90th minute, putting his open look from just outside the penalty box into the right side of the net past goalkeeper Gabriel. "It looked like every time they took a shot, they scored a goal," AC Milan coach Filippo Inzaghi said through a translator. "We have to be able to do better in the next games. We have another month of practice, so we should be able to get much better." ' ' '