Liverpool's Van Dijk to undergo knee surgery

ByReuters

Published 18/10/2020 at 17:13 GMT

Oct 18 (Reuters) - Liverpool centre back Virgil van Dijk has damaged knee ligaments and is set to undergo surgery after he was injured in Saturday's Merseyside derby draw against Everton, the Premier League club confirmed on Sunday.

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The Dutch defender was substituted early in the game when Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford made a reckless challenge in the box, which left Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp fuming.

"Liverpool can confirm Virgil van Dijk will undergo surgery on the knee injury he sustained during Saturday's 2-2 draw at Everton," the club said in a statement.

"The centre back damaged knee ligaments following an incident involving Blues goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after six minutes at Goodison Park."

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The club did not specify a timescale for the 29-year-old defender's return to action. (Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru Editing by Toby Davis)

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