Virgil Van Dijk: Richard Keys reveals reports of ACL injury
Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk will undergo knee surgery after damaging his ACL in the Merseyside derby at the weekend and it could cause problems for Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the January transfer window.
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Meanwhile, Van Dijk took to Instagram to send a message to Liverpool fans on his injury and how long he will be out for.
His statement read: "This afternoon I met with a leading consultant to start the process of planning the finer details of my rehabilitation following the incident yesterday.
"I'm now fully focused on my recovery and will do everything I can to be back as quickly as possible.
"Despite the obvious disappointment, I'm a firm believer that within difficulty lies opportunity and with God's help I'm gong to make sure I return better, fitter and stronger than ever before.
"In football and in life, I believe everything happens for a reasoned it's important to try and keep level headed whether going though the highs or the lows.
"With the support of my wife, kids, family and everyone at Liverpool, I'm ready for the challenge ahead.
"I'd like to thank everyone for the messages of supporter, it's meant a huge amount to me and my family and I'll now be doing everything possible to supporter my teammates in any way I can ahead of a big few weeks ahead as I take my own recovery day by day. I'll be back. Virgil van Dijk."
Liverpool return to action on Wednesday when they take on Ajax in the Champions League.
United start their campaign against Paris Saint-Germain tomorrow evening (8pm).
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