Van Dijk header gives Liverpool victory at Sunderland

The Reds safely saw out the game to move three points away from the top four.
Van Dijk header gives Liverpool victory at Sunderland

By Rebecca Johnson, Press Association

Virgil van Dijk’s second-half header saw Liverpool end Sunderland’s unbeaten Premier League run at home with a 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.

Florian Wirtz came closest to opening the scoring in the first half but his effort hit the post.

Liverpool did break the deadlock in the 61st minute when Van Dijk flicked home a header from Mohamed Salah’s corner.

The Reds then safely saw out the game to move three points away from the top four and end the Black Cats’ unbeaten run of 12 league games at the Stadium of Light.

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