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Liverpool missed out on all three points on Wednesday as they drew 1-1 with Leicester City - but one Reds fan certainly had a night to remember.

Virgil van Dijk might have failed to preserve a clean sheet against the Foxes but the Dutchman has been praised for his kindness.

Laura Ormandy tweeted Van Dijk thanking him for "looking after" her son Kasper Gurney, as he was a Liverpool mascot for the first time.

(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Kasper's Mum praised Van Dijk for his kindness and told how it melted her heart to watch him with her eight-year-old son on television.

"Thank you so, so, so much for looking after my little lad last night during his mascot debut." Laura tweeted. "He said how kind you were!

"Melted my heart to watch you both on TV. He will remember it forever."

@VirgilvDijk thank you so so so much for looking after my little lad last night during his ‘mascot debut’! He said how kind you were! Melted my heart to watch you both on TV. He will remember it forever ❤️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/Pr2aBu1MdE — Laura Ormandy (@tinksormandy) January 31, 2019

The captain of Holland even recognised the message as he 'liked' it on Twitter.

Kasper had entered a competition to be a mascot at Anfield and found out last Tuesday that he had won.

His Mum told the ECHO: "We won it in a competition. It’s absolutely amazing, such a treat.

(Image: Alan Jenkins)

"I had to re-read the email so many times. Then I rang Alan (Kasper's step-dad) at work in tears. Then called Liverpool on Monday too, just to make sure they had our acceptance and he was definitely down.

"Kasper couldn’t believe it, he was so quiet when he read his letter from Liverpool and then kept breaking into a grin and bear-hugging me all night."

On van Dijk liking the tweet she said: "How kind is it, it only takes a second, but to a little lad who idolises the players it will mean everything."

(Image: Laura Ormandy)

Kasper attended the match with his step-dad Alan, as his mum Laura was in hospital. He was cheered on at home by his Nan and little sister Sofiya.

The eight-year-old was "overwhelmed" at seeing Anfield for the first time and "absolutely loved it" according to his mum.