Virgil van Dijk has returned to England after being sent off for Holland against Hungary on Friday evening
Virgil van Dijk has opted not to stay with the Holland squad and has instead returned to Liverpool after the red-card controversy for his country. Van Dijk was shown two yellow cards and a subsequent red late on during the 1-1 UEFA Nations League draw in Hungary on Friday night - his first dismissal at international level.
“With all the matches we have coming, I fully understand that the club thinks it is a good moment to get some rest.” The game against Chelsea is the first of a difficult schedule of seven games in 21 days for Liverpool, during which they also entertain Brighton and Aston Villa and travel to title contenders Arsenal in the Premier League, are at RB Leipzig and home to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League , and also go to Brighton in the League Cup .
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