**Both Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo made their Liverpool debuts yesterday as the Reds secured a 2-0 win at Anfield.**
The Frenchman stole the show in the first half with his performance as he defended resolutely and got himself a goal on his debut.
Araujo, for his part, came on in the second half and defended aggressively as he proved that he’s no pushover.
And after the game, Virgil van Dijk praised both the Liverpool new boys, adding that he finds it easier to communicate with Jacquet due to his ability to understand English better than the Uruguayan.
“I think Jeremy did well, same as Ronald. It’s a start, a good start so hopefully he can crack on,” said Van Dijk via the [Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/virgil-van-dijk-makes-jeremy-34469836#google_vignette).
“Like I said, I think he did well. I think he came out of it a bit tired, but it’s absolutely normal when you’re playing your first 45 minutes after such a long time.
“Now it’s down to him to recover. We’ll be back on the pitch tomorrow morning and then we’re working towards Newcastle. St James’ Park will be always a tough one.
“\[We’ll build a relationship\] by playing games. I won’t say it’s the only way, but games are totally different than training.”
“Jeremy’s English is, I would say, a bit better than Ronald’s but at the end of the day we are all pretty good footballers. We can see and smell some moments on how to defend certain situations.
“But it’s pretty clear that you need to form a connection together and that takes a bit of time. In my opinion, that’s absolutely normal but hopefully we can get that going as quickly as possible.”
With less than a week to go for the new season, Jacquet is expected to play alongside Van Dijk at the back when the Reds take on Newcastle United at St James’ Park.