Virgil van Dijk has acknowledged that establishing an understanding with new defensive arrivals Jeremy Jacquet and Ronald Araujo will take time following a major overhaul of Liverpool’s central defence this summer.
The restructuring was prompted by Ibrahima Konate’s departure over the summer after an inconsistent season alongside Van Dijk in a disappointing title defence, coupled with persistent fitness issues for Joe Gomez and Giovani Leoni which forced the club to strengthen.