Virgil van Dijk had a ruthless response to reporter asking about Matthijs de Ligt’s error during Netherlands vs Germany

Netherlands captain Virgil van Dijk had a ruthless response to Matthijs de Ligt’s costly error against Germany on Tuesday evening.

De Ligt partnered Van Dijk at the heart of the Dutch backline in Amsterdam but produced a huge mistake for Germany’s equaliser.

The new Manchester United signing tried to play out from the back but gave the ball away cheaply, resulting in Deniz Undav smashing home the leveller.

Van Dijk was furious and punched the floor before appearing to gesture towards the former Bayern Munich and Juventus man.

De Ligt was hooked for Brighton’s Jan Paul van Hecke at half-time and Van Dijk did not sugarcoat things when asked about the 25-year-old’s latest error.

Speaking to NOS, Van Dijk said: “This is football. You have to learn from this. It was one moment but at the highest level you will get punished for it.”

AC Milan’s Tijjani Reijnders had put the Dutch ahead early on but Joshua Kimmich added to Undav’s strike to make it 2-1 to the visitors before half-time.

Denzel Dumfries struck in the second half to ensure the spoils were shared in the Nations League clash.