Virgil van Dijk received a plea from a Tottenham Hotspur mascot just before they faced Liverpool in the Carabao Cup semi-final in North London

Viewers were in hysterics in the build-up to Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final with Liverpool as a young mascot made the cheekiest of attempts to tap up Virgil van Dijk in the tunnel.

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