Virgil van Dijk once told an opposition's striker, 'I wouldn't even bother, I'm just too good' during his time at Celtic.

Former St Johnstone striker Graham Cummins played against the Dutchman in the Scottish Premiership and discussed the experience with The Irish Examiner.

"He left the day after we played against them. That's my claim to fame, that's what pushed the Southampton deal over the line, that he marked me," Cummins joked.

"We were told in the dressing room, stop him, rather than him stopping you. Get behind the ball when he gets it, because he'll run the pitch no bother.

"The first ball, I tried to sprint with him and he just boshed me out of it. I was out of breath and blowing out of backside and he just turned to me and said 'I wouldn't even bother, I'm just too good."

The 28-year-old impressed during his time in Scotland before earning a move to Southampton in 2015.