article_snippet: Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk admits
article_snippet: Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk feared Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk cup final dream had been wrecked by last week's red card at Tannadice.
article_snippet: The Dutchman was sent-off during the Hoops' William Hill Scottish Cup quarter-final draw with Dundee United following an off-the-ball spat with the Taysider's Calum Butcher.
article_snippet: Referee Craig Thompson sent-off Van Dijk before making a major gaffe when The Dutchman wrongly dismissed Butcher's Terrors team-mate Paul Paton.
article_snippet: Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk goes up for a header during Celtic's 2-0 Scottish League Cup final win .
article_snippet: That left both men sweating on both men sweating on their places for Sunday's QTS Scottish League Cup showdown at Hampden places for Sunday's QTS Scottish League Cup showdown at Hampden.
article_snippet: Van Dijk said: 'It was quite a tough week.
article_snippet: The Dutch defender was sent off for a clash with Callum Butcher in Scottish Cup quarter finals .
article_snippet: Van Dijk is sent off but was later cleared to play on Sunday following a successful appeal .
article_snippet: Van Dijk has been linked with summer moves to south, with Barclays Premier League high-flyers Arsenal and Southampton monitoring Van Dijk progress.
article_snippet: Van Dijk said: 'We made it tough for We on Sunday and should have finished the game faster in the second half.
highlights_snippet: Virgil van Dyke was sweating on Virgil van Dyke place after being shown red card in Scottish League Cup quarter final at Tannadice .
  