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Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford’s slap was taken poorly. Virgil van Dijk limped off the Goodison Park turf, and now Liverpool announce that the midfielder must be operated on.
“The midfielder injured his knee ligaments in connection with the situation with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford,” the Premier League club wrote in a statement.
“Further evaluation of the damage has shown that surgery will be needed.”
In addition, the club announces that there is no specific schedule for the injury and therefore cannot indicate when the 29-year-old can play again. However, according to media reports in England, Virgil van Dijk is at risk of missing the rest of the season.
In 2018 Virgil van Dijk left Southampton to continue his career at Liverpool. Since the club change, the Dutchman has started every league game and was a key player when he secured the Champions League title in 2019 and the league title in 2020.
– I don’t know how many games in a row Virgil has played for us. He plays with pain, he plays with almost everything but this time he couldn’t play anymore, coach Jürgen Klopp said after the 2-2 game with Everton.
