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'Every mistake, in any game, people will refer to the injury. Obviously, no one wants to get a serious knee injury, but that time we had was sort of worth it' Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk finds silver lining in serious knee injury

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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk receives treatment after colliding with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford and suffering a serious injury at Goodison Park in October 2020.

Virgil van Dijk says that being laid off for ten months with an ACL injury was 'one of the best times of my life'.

The Liverpool captain, who won the PFA Player of the Year in 2019, was kept out of action after a challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in October 2020.

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