Breaking News: Virgil van Dijk set for surgery on damaged ACL knee injury as a result of reckless Jordan Pickford lunge

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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🗓️ 18 October 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Virgil van Dijk's season could be in doubt with the Dutchman set for surgery after damaging his ACL in the Merseyside derby against Everton. Jordan Pickford's lunge at van Dijk resulted in him being substituted after just nine minutes at Goodison Park and, following consultation with a specialist, the defender is now set for a prolonged spell on the sidelines. The Liverpool ECHO's LFC correspondent Paul Gorst joins Guy Clarke to react to the breaking news. The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the Agenda Podcast on the Blood Red channel, taking a bite-sized look at some of the
0:08.0	big Liverpool FC talking points.
0:11.0	Virgil Van Dyke surgery just the... points. bring you're huge breaking news which could have massive ramifications for
0:24.4	Liverpool's Premier League title defense. I'm Guy Clark alongside me the
0:28.4	Liverpool echoes Liverpool correspondent Paul Gors.
0:31.4	Gorsley let's get straight to it. What is the prognosis with Virgil van Dyke?
0:36.8	Well it's it's not good. Again, Club said as much yesterday after the
0:41.6	two two draw with everything in the press conference.
0:44.0	That was particularly down beat at the time and he just said it's not good, but we wait and see.
0:49.0	So, And that was initially sent to a hospital on Saturday evening.
0:53.1	He left that hospital on crutches.
0:56.4	He was subsequently sent for a second opinion
0:59.9	by a specialist today.
1:02.0	And I live her,
1:03.3	hopefully that they'd have some news today
1:05.9	and the news is not good.
1:07.2	So he said to under OSHA injury,
1:09.3	he has sustained aCL damage.
1:11.6	There's no time frame as of yet, as to how long he's going to be
1:14.0	option for which is probably not what Liverpool fans want to hear but
1:17.5	Liverpool are trying to be you know sensible and and proactive in terms of how they you know, sensible and proactive in terms of how they, you know,
1:25.0	take this injury, let's make no bones about the Van Dyke is one of the most integral
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