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Anti-terror cops bring down statue as safety concerns gripped Liverpool-City match

Virgil Van Dijk's prank statue that was erected by Bookmaker Paddy Power at Anfield [Photo: @PaddyPower]

Anti-terror police were called to Anfield just hours before Liverpool took on Manchester City on Sunday - to tear down a statue erected as a prank.

Bookmaker Paddy Power placed a suspicious statue of Virgil van Dijk outside the ground on the morning of the vital Premier League clash.

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