Sergio Ramos behaved like an arsehole last night, which shouldn’t be news to anyone. Upon collecting his UEFA Defender of the Year award, he symbolically touched Mo Salah’s shoulder on his walk back to his seat, having injured our Egyptian in the exact same place during the Champions League Final.
Dejan Lovren was obviously equally unimpressed, and the outspoken Croat made his feelings known via emojis on Instagram!
Degzy hasn’t played for us yet this season, after returning from his summer break injured – but has been called up to international duty with Croatia and should be available in a few weeks.
Dejan Lovren not impressed ? pic.twitter.com/LmH2ZxSvQB
— Jordan A Chamberlain (@Jordan_AC90) August 31, 2018
He’ll have a serious job getting back into the team though, with Joe Gomez performing superbly in his absence so far. Virgil van Dijk is obviously an automatic starter, so Lovren will have to compete with Joel Matip and Gomez for the spot alongside him.
With our crazy run of September and October fixtures though, they will all be required.
Dejan Lovren labelled himself ‘one of the best defenders in the world’ after helping Croatia book a place in the World Cup Final on Wednesday.
Lovren, who received criticism for his performances at Liverpool last season, stood firm as goals from Ivan Perisic and Mario Mandzukic dumped England out of the competition.
The Three Lions came flying out on the blocks at the Luzhniki Stadium, scoring inside five minutes thanks to Kieran Trippier’s stunning free-kick. And they could have had more before half-time had Harry Kane or Jesse Lingard made more of presentable chances.
Gareth Southgate’s side failed to trouble Croatia thereafter as Lovren booked his place in the World Cup Final weeks after appearing in the Champions League showpiece.
“It’s something, for me, special. From my point of view I had people saying I had a difficult season but I don’t agree with that”, Lovren told beIN Sports.
“I took Liverpool to the final of the Champions League and now with my national team we are in the final.
“I think people should recognise that I am also one of the best defenders in the world and not just talk nonsense.”