Virgil van Dijk Withdraws From International Duty Ahead Of Southampton Clash

Van Dijk lasted the entire duration of the Netherlands' 4-0 win over Dominik Szoboszlai's Hungary in the UEFA Nations League on Saturday evening.

Virgil van Dijk is returning to Liverpool after leaving the Netherlands squad on 'medical grounds' ahead of the Reds' Premier League clash against rock-bottom Southampton on Sunday at St Mary's Stadium.

Van Dijk will now head back to Anfield to begin preparations for this weekend's clash as well as the upcoming games against Real Madrid in the Champions League on November 27 and Manchester City at Anfield on December 1. "We're still growing, I think. There are phases in matches in which things are going very well, especially in possession. But there are also moments in the transition where we can be better defensively by thinking a little more defensively and playing more compactly.

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