Holland coach Ronald Koeman has offered up a worrying prognosis of Virgil van Dijk's current injury, as he suggested Liverpool 's medical staff wanted the central defender to miss last Saturday's international against Germany. Holland coach Ronald Koeman has offered up a worrying prognosis of Virgil van Dijk's current injury, as he suggested Liverpool's medical staff wanted the central defender to miss last Saturday's international against Germany. Ronald Koeman reveals Virgil van Dijk is playing through the pain barrier as he returns to LiverpoolVan Dijk scored as Holland secured a thumping 3-0 win against the Germans, yet Koeman has suggested Van Dijk's fitness is an ongoing concern after he headed back to Liverpool and opted to skip Tuesday's match against Belgium at the request of Liverpool's medical staff. "Virgil has been playing with two broken ribs for weeks and has been constantly injecting to play at Liverpool," confirmed Koeman, in an interview with De Telegraaf. "The medical staff of the Dutch national team spoke to the medical staff of Liverpool and made the decision that he was playing only the Germany game and then after back to Liverpool," he added.

Source: Irish Independent October 16, 2018 10:41 UTC