Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has reportedly suffered
an anterior cruciate ligament injury and is facing seven or eight
months out of action.
The Netherland international limped off after a horror
challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the first half
of Saturday’s Merseyside Derby.
Pickford was lucky to escape a red card after scything the
Dutchman down in the box early on, clattering into his knee with
the challenge.
Later on Saturday afternoon, Paul Joyce updated that Van Dijk
had been taken for a scan to immediately assess the severity of his
condition.
And it has now been reported on the BeIN Sports broadcast:
“The information that we’re receiving is that he’s done his
anterior cruciate ligament in that incident with Jordan
Pickford.
“And he’ll be out for the best part of seven/eight months if
that is the case.”
The challenge appeared a certain penalty and sending off, but a
VAR review showed Van Dijk was just offside before Pickford’s wild
tackle.
It was initially claimed that the offside cancelled out any
serious foul play, which meant Pickford was spared.
But PGMOL then confirmed that the VAR had failed to
check whether it was a red card due to the analysis of the offside
and, as it was a SUBJECTIVE decision, they ruled Pickford had made
a genuine attempt to play the ball.
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