Virgil van Dijk: I'm fully focused on my recovery - I'll be back

Virgil van Dijk is focused on returning to fitness as quickly as possible after it was confirmed that the Liverpool centre-back requires knee surgery.

The Reds' No.4 sustained a knee injury during the early stages of Saturday's 2-2 Merseyside derby draw at Goodison Park and further assessment revealed that an operation will be needed.

Van Dijk posted the following message on social media on Sunday evening:

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…