Really gutted for the lad... What goes around comes around.
Kilmarnock striker Michael Ngoo says Celtic's Virgil van Dijk set out to injure him
Former Liverpool kid Michael Ngoo accused Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk of deliberately injuring him in a tackle that will leave the the 22-year-old out for the foreseeable future.
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BY SCOTT MCDERMOTT, SCOTT MCDERMOTT
07:23, 30 NOV 2014
Michael Ngoo points the finger at Willie Collum after being crocked by Virgil Van Dijk
Kilmarnock striker Michael Ngoo has accused Celtic star Virgil van Dijk of deliberately trying to “do him” with a
horror tackle.
The 22-year-old faces months on the sidelines after a crude van Dijk challenge left him with a huge gash in his leg during the 2-0 loss at Parkhead last month.
The 22-year-old will have an op this week and has no idea when he’ll return.
Van Dijk escaped punishment from ref Willie Collum but Ngoo told MailSport: “I told our physio right away that van Dijk had tried to do me. Before the tackle there were a few words said between us.
“Then he came through the back of me. I think it was deliberate. I took off my sock in the changing room and there was a
horrendous cut. I have the pictures to
prove it.”
Van Dijk declined to comment on Ngoo’s
comments yesterday.
Spite and resentment. That’s what Michael Ngoo felt
towards Celtic ace Virgil van Dijk in the aftermath of the tackle that will put him out of football for months.
The Kilmarnock striker didn’t just have the physical pain to deal with as he assessed the damage done by the Dutchman.
He also had to contend with the psychological blow of knowing that his first season as a Rugby Park player was in tatters.
After leaving Liverpool in the summer, Ngoo was looking to rebuild his career in Ayrshire.
But because of van Dijk’s nasty
challenge at Parkhead in October, the 22-year-old isn’t even sure when he will kick a ball again.