Liverpool: Virgil van Dijk makes early Reds return from international duty 'on medical grounds'

The Reds and Oranje skipper played the afloat 90 minutes for his state successful Saturday’s thumping 4-0 triumph implicit Hungary successful the Nations League that secured their advancement done to the quarter-finals arsenic runners-up successful Group A3 down Germany.

The Netherlands reason their radical run distant against Bosnia and Herzegovina connected Tuesday night, but neither Van Dijk nor Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong volition marque the travel to Zenica arsenic they alternatively instrumentality to their respective clubs.

“For some Frenkie and Virgil it is amended for them to permission the grooming campy astatine this moment,” said Dutch brag Ronald Koeman connected Monday. “That determination was taken connected aesculapian grounds, with of people the involvement of the players coming first.”

However, neither subordinate is thought to beryllium injured, with reports stating that some are simply managing their respective workloads.

The aboriginal instrumentality of a non-injured Van Dijk is simply a boost for Premier League leaders Liverpool, who instrumentality to enactment pursuing the planetary interruption with a travel to look struggling Southampton connected Sunday.

De Jong, meanwhile, has endured an injury-plagued spell astatine Barcelona and volition anticipation to acquisition nary further setbacks with Hansi Flick’s in-form broadside presently sitting apical of LaLiga up of Saturday’s sojourn to Celta Vigo.

Liverpool volition anticipation to person the likes of Alisson and Trent Alexander-Arnold successful contention to look Southampton pursuing their respective injuries, portion summertime signing Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott volition look to beryllium their fitness.

However, the crippled whitethorn travel excessively soon for Portuguese guardant Diogo Jota, whom manager Arne Slot said earlier the caller 2-0 triumph implicit Aston Villa that helium expects backmost a week oregon 2 pursuing the planetary interruption aft a thorax contented suffered against Chelsea past month.