The Reds are renowned for having one of the most sophisticated transfer departments in world football but getting a defender like Van Dijk is not easy
It was a moment which had the potential to derail Liverpool’s entire season. A Merseyside derby defined not by football, but by controversy. A wild lunge from Jordan Pickford and a serious injury for Virgil van Dijk. An afternoon of frustration and anger, of sadness and regret. Costly, in more ways than one. Never mind the two points dropped.
They paled into insignificance once news of Van Dijk’s misfortune arrived, a few hours after the final whistle at Goodison Park. It was a bad one, a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament. The Reds would be without their talisman, without the world’s best defender, for months. It hit them hard.
And things got worse soon after, with Joe Gomez damaging his knee, badly, during a training session with England. Ligaments, once more. Months, once more. That was two centre-backs down in the space of a month, and Liverpool only started the season with three of them.Read More
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