The Liverpool captain's update has garnered a lot of attention

Virgil van Dijk has showed off a new look - with fans sharing their approval of the style. The Liverpool captain led the side to a 3-1 win over Crystal Palace yesterday, Sunday. Goals from Alexis Mac Allister, Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak set up a relatively comfortable victory for the Reds before Eddie Nketiah scored a consolation in stoppage time.

The win took the Reds up to fourth in the Premier League heading into the international break. Van Dijk is part of the Netherlands squad that will face Greece on Friday in Amsterdam before travelling to Germany next Monday in the Nations League tournament.

It appears that one of the defender's first stops in his home country was to the hairdressers. This afternoon, Monday, Van Dijk shared several pictures on his Instagram page of him in a barbers shop, with cornrows.

It's a big departure for Van Dijk, who has tended to tie his hair up in a bun for most of his Anfield career. The update has garnered a lot of attention, with more than 40,00 likes and hundreds of comments made.

Two of them were from Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson and Dutch teammate Denzel Dumfries, who both left a fire emoji. Meanwhile Van Dijk's wife Rike left a heart emoji.

Many fans expressed their happiness at his new look. One said: "I absolutely love this." Another said: "Finally our captain switched looks." A third said: "Boss lad." A fourth added: "Your style game is next level!"

Another joked Van Dijk had "copied" the look of Jeremy Jacquet, his centre back partner at Liverpool.

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