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“Van Dijk will not solve all Liverpool’s problems”

Reds legend Jamie Carragher is wary of the coming season despite Virgil Van Dijk’s return to competition.

This week, the Liverpool Reds recorded the return of their rock, Virgil Van Dijk. After a nine-month absence due to a serious knee injury, the Dutch defender was able to replay twenty minutes in the friendly against Hertha Berlin.

This comeback has something to boost the Merseysiders and also strengthen their ambitions for the coming season. Jurgen Klopp’s team have the firm intention of regaining the top of England and also returning to the trophies.

The enthusiasm therefore returned to the Anfield side, but it was quickly showered by a former member of the house. A certain Jamie Carragher believes that the presence of VDV is in no way a guarantee for a successful season and he warns the players against the temptation to see themselves too good-looking on paper. “I don’t think we should expect Virgil van Dijk to come back to Liverpool and this team will automatically win the league this season”, he warned in his column for The Independent.

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“Liverpool still need reinforcements”

“Carra” is concerned because he did not see any reinforcements arriving in the offensive sector: “If we don’t bring in another rookie it can be difficult to bring Man City down to the top, and let’s not forget Chelsea, the European champions, and Manchester United, who had a big transfer window with Varane and Sancho “.

The former England international then stressed the importance of not rushing Van Dijk too much during this period of recovery. “If he doesn’t make the first game of the season it’s not the end of the world, it’s about making sure Virgil van Dijk is 100% fit so he’s in a position where he can have the next five or six years at Liverpool at the top level ”, did he declare.

“It might be a smooth start with Virgil until we see him in top form. If he were to miss the first game and then he could play all the others in the best conditions then I think everyone would be delighted ”, concluded the former Anfield icon.

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