Liverpool have confirmed that Virgil van Dijk will undergo surgery on the knee injury he sustained during Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Everton
The Dutch centre-half damaged his knee ligaments in an incident involving Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after six minutes at Goodison Park.
Van Dijk who has appeared in every single Premier League matches for Liverpool since joining in 2018 was required to be substituted after the incident.
And according to the official Liverpool website further assessment on the injury has revealed an operation will be needed.
The announcement also declared that no specific timescale has been placed upon his return to action.
It added, after surgery, Van Dijk will begin a rehabilitation programme with the club’s medical team to enable him to reach full fitness as soon as possible.