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Liverpool and Netherlands hit with injury blow as Virgil van Dijk withdraws from international duty
Summarised by MatchPal
Van Dijk withdraws from Netherlands' Nations League matches against Greece and Germany due to a fitness issue not specified by Liverpool.
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has withdrawn from the Netherlands' upcoming Nations League fixtures. The Dutch national team announced on Monday that van Dijk and Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey are not fit enough to feature in the matches against Greece and Germany.
Liverpool stated van Dijk will not participate due to a fitness issue but did not specify the nature of the problem. Van Dijk played the full 90 minutes of Liverpool's 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday and was set to travel directly to join the national team.
The Netherlands face Greece in Amsterdam on Friday before travelling to Berlin for their second fixture the following Monday.
Summary by MatchPal from the original report at independent.co.uk. Reporting and images belong to the source.
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UK times- The Independent
- Evening Standard
- Liverpool Echo
- Virgil van Dijk injury: Liverpool dealt new fitness scare ahead of Manchester United showdownEvening Standard
- Liverpool and Netherlands hit with injury blow as Virgil van Dijk withdraws from international dutyThe IndependentThis article
- Virgil van Dijk injury latest as official statement released after Liverpool skipper suffers fitness blowLiverpool Echo
