Holland manager Ronald Koeman claims Virgil van Dijk has been playing with two broken ribs for the last few weeks. However, the former Everton boss admits it will not stop the world's most expensive centre-back starting for Liverpool at Huddersfield on Saturday. "Virgil has played with two broken ribs in the last weeks," the Holland boss was quoted as saying by Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf. "He wanted to play against Germany and you have to give that club something back now." "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.

Source: Evening echo October 16, 2018 12:22 UTC