Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have today been pictured continuing their individual returns from respective knee injuries.
The central defenders looked to be going through light exercises outside at the Reds’ state of the art AXA Training Centre in Kirkby.
Both men carried out ball work as they continue to recover from season-ending issues suffered prior to Christmas.
Unsurprisingly, the images were quick to appear on Twitter, via The Anfield Talk, as Kopites eagerly anticipate the comeback.
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Twitter: The main man
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Jurgen Klopp has sorely missed the defensive duo, who were so integral to Liverpool’s consecutive UEFA Champions League and Premier League successes.
The Van Dijk and Gomez partnership have been previously hailed as ‘magnificent’ by Arsenal legend Martin Keown.
In their absence, the Reds have struggled to nail down a stable partnership, central midfielders Jordan Henderson and Fabinho both operating as makeshift centre-backs on occasion.
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This will bring a smile to even the most pessimistic Liverpool fan.
Too often the tired cliche of a returning injured player being ‘like a new signing’ has been trawled out.
However, on this occasion, welcoming back Gomez, Van Dijk and Joel Matip in pre-season will truly be a revolutionary shift in the Anfield playing squad.
