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Virgil van Dijk has suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in today’s fierce Merseyside derby, according to Richard Keys. The beIN SPORTS host claimed the Dutchman could miss up to eight months of action, following a reckless tackle by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the first 10 minutes at Goodison Park.
Van Dijk was forced to leave the field and was replaced by Joe Gomez, but the challenge went unpunished.
The Dutchman was offside prior to the incident, meaning VAR officer David Coote didn’t feel the need to look again.
Liverpool’s worst fears have now come true if Keys’ information is of any use.
He claims that Van Dijk could now miss most of the season.
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Thiago was at the end of another dangerous tackle, this time from Richarlison, who was shown a direct red card by Michael Oliver.
Klopp revealed after the game that the injury could be serious: “I don’t know. Not good.
“Virgil played, I don’t know how many games in a row, he plays with pain, he plays almost everything.
“But I couldn’t keep playing. That’s not good.”
Van Dijk was able to walk around the field at Goodison Park before returning to the team’s mobile locker room in the parking lot.
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