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Virgil van Dijk exclusive: Return to action, the Gomez hug and pushing on

Along with Joe Gomez, the centre-back entered the pitch in Tirol for the final 20 minutes of action to mark a first appearance for Liverpool since sustaining a knee injury and subsequently undergoing surgery last October.

With that milestone achieved, Van Dijk is now targeting more minutes in the forthcoming friendly matches as he continues to build towards a return to full fitness ahead of 2021-22, with the No.4 in line for a longer run out against Bologna on Thursday.

Speaking for the first time since making his comeback, the Netherlands captain sat down with Liverpoolfc.com at the team’s hotel in Evian to reflect on his appearance against Hertha, discuss life at the Reds’ training camp and look ahead to the new campaign.