Daily Mirror

Van is not a Roller... yet

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GREAT to see Virgil van Dijk playing again for Liverpool, but don’t expect the Rolls-Royce to be back until October at least.

He got done in behind a couple of times by Teemu Pukki at Norwich.

The thing about a guy of Van Dijk’s size and athleticis­m is that he is going to need time to get up to speed.

That means being rested for the odd game or two, and generally being given lots of TLC.

There will be bumps in the road after being out injured for 10 months, and the Anfield medical and physical teams will earn their corn big time if they can get him through the next two months unscathed.

If they can, though, Liverpool must be in the title equation.

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