(Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)Virgil van Dijk claimed a new Champions League record with a rarefied individual feat in Liverpool’s 6-0 demolition of Qarabag on Wednesday night. Van Dijk claims hat-trick of assistsIt was a much better night for his fellow Dutch defender Van Dijk, who helped himself to a hat-trick of assists against Qarabag, with Opta confirming (via X) that the 34-year-old is the first centre-back to achieve that feat in a single UEFA Champions League match. Van Dijk was excellent all-round against QarabagVan Dijk came into last night’s match off the back of a difficult outing against Bournemouth in which he was culpable for the Cherries’ first goal, with Chris Sutton subsequently declaring that the Reds defender’s levels have ‘dropped significantly’ from last season. That appraisal is backed up by the 34-year-old’s statistics from last night (via Sofascore), which illustrate the impact he had at both ends of the pitch. Let’s hope he can maintain those standards in our upcoming Premier League fixtures against Newcastle and Manchester City, which’ll no doubt be considerably tougher.