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VIRGIL VAN DIJK’s knee injury to the anterior cruciate ligament may be “worse than feared”, leaving him never the “same player” again..
Liverpool’s star defender is reportedly out until NEXT SEASON after a clumsy challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford hit him in a 2-2 draw on Saturday.
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And Athletic’s David Ornstein said: “I understand, it is not official, that the damage to Virgil Van Dijk’s right knee is perhaps worse than initially feared and could extend beyond the anterior cruciate ligament.
“It’s unfair to speculate more or give more details, but … it would indicate that we won’t see Van Dijk back on a field until next season.
“Now it will be operated. We don’t know when exactly.”
And former England winger Trevor Sinclair believes the VVD anterior cruciate ligament affliction could be more serious than expected as Pickford hit him rather than hurt himself while spinning or turning.
The former West Ham and Manchester City ace told talkSPORT: “If it was an anterior cruciate ligament (anterior cruciate ligament) and without any impact, this injury happens quite a lot, where there is no one around the player and he twists and all of a Suddenly you have done your ACL, so it’s okay.
“You can say that he could return in seven months and could be a similar player
‘I COULD BE OUT MUCH LONGER’
“When it comes to an impact injury, which was, we’re talking about the anterior cruciate ligament, which could potentially have damaged his posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) and … could mean that the tibia and fibia collided.
“If it’s any of them, and not just the ACL, then this could be a lot longer for Virgil Van Dijk to come back. I doubt we’ll see the same level of Virgil Van Dijk when he comes back.”
Dutch central defender Van Dijk, 29, is facing ACL surgery after the weekend’s Premier League thriller at Goodison Park.
And Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum was one of those who criticized “stupid” Pickford.
Dutchman Wijnaldum said the champions “are still devastated by Virgil” after the draw against their neighbors and Prem leaders.
Wijnaldum added: “The way it happened is really difficult for us and I think everyone really had a bad feeling about it.
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“The way Pickford accepted the challenge was, in my opinion, completely stupid.
“I think he didn’t want to hurt Virgil, but he didn’t care what happened after the tackle.
“I think we’ve had this in a lot of games against Everton, in my opinion. They take it too far in the games we play against them.”
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