Van Dijk and Wanyama star in Anfield thriller
Two former Celts dominated the headlines alongwith Harry Kane and Liverpool and Spurs shared four goals and an incredible finale to the match at Anfield.
Liverpool, leading 1-0 thanks to an early goal from Mo Salah, were trying to see the game out when Victor Wanyama struck an incredible 25 yard shot into the net just a minute after coming on as a substitute.
Victor Wanyama, what a hit!
pic.twitter.com/TpP4q2kRmt— CelticBible (@CelticBible) February 4, 2018
Wow! What a strike from Wanyama… #screamer ????????????????????????
— Joey Barton (@Joey7Barton) February 4, 2018
Victor Wanyama!! Another who developed greatly in Scotland, playing for Celtic.
— Derek Rae (@RaeComm) February 4, 2018
Wanyama with an absolute scorcher to eqaulise pic.twitter.com/JG969cDPKa
— Salahlicious (@Salahlicious) February 4, 2018
Victor Wanyama’s strike reached a top speed of 236mph.
— Spurs Stat Man (@SpursStatMan) February 4, 2018
WHAT. A. GOAL. Substitute Wanyama, who has just come on, absolutely whacks the living shit out of the ball from 20 yards out and puts it top bins.
— COPA90 (@COPA90) February 4, 2018
???? ???? Wanyama equalises with an absolute thunderb*stard!
Scenes in Sky Sports studio right now…#LIVTOT pic.twitter.com/Z0lUSBB1fh
— The Sportsman (@TheSportsman) February 4, 2018
Wanyama walking away from his shot like pic.twitter.com/QGDD6sdFrX
— Football Daily (@footballdailyuk) February 4, 2018
TAKE A BOW VICTOR WANYAMA… ???? #LIVTOT pic.twitter.com/eSigCc8Asu
— Ladbrokes (@Ladbrokes) February 4, 2018
That Wanyama goal in itself is enough to be worthy of getting a result from any game. Buried that ball like a bastard. At the Kop end as well. Won’t see a better strike of a ball all season.
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) February 4, 2018
Seven minutes later Harry Kane saw his penalty saved with Liverpool using that boost to go in front through a brilliant strike from Salah.
The drama wasn’t finished with Spurs awarded a second penalty deep into stoppage time when Virgil van Dijk barged into the back of Erik Lamela with Kane making no mistake with his second penalty of the day to notch his 100th goal in the EPL..
Wanyama and van Dijk both made their way from Celtic to Southampton for fees in the region of £12m with their hoops careers overlapping by a month in 2013 before the midfielder made his way to St Mary’s.