Arsenal and Manchester City’s Premier League title rivals Liverpool have been handed a fresh injury scare after captain Virgil van Dijk returned early from international duty for assessment. The Netherlands defender captained his country to a 4-0 victory over Hungary in Amsterdam on Saturday evening but will not take part for their UEFA Nations League tie at Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday.
A club statement from Liverpool read: “Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will not be involved in the Netherlands’ second fixture of this international window on Tuesday night. The centre-back has departed the Dutch camp ahead of their UEFA Nations League tie at Bosnia and Herzegovina, it was announced this morning. Van Dijk skippered his country to a 4-0 victory over Hungary in Amsterdam on Saturday evening that confirmed their qualification to the Nations League quarter-finals before the next match. He will return to the AXA Training Centre this week for assessment ahead of the Reds’ campaign resuming with a trip to Southampton on Sunday.”
