The 30-year-old went down late in his country’s win over Turkey after a heavy collision
Virgil van Dijk has looked to calm any injury fears after a collision late in Netherlands’ 6-1 win over Turkey on Tuesday.
The defender was sent into the air after a clash with Halil Dervisoglu following an under-hit pass from Dutch goalkeeper Justin Bijlow, which led to a late consolation for the Turks.
Van Dijk was down on the ground for a brief spell as Netherlands easily won the World Cup qualifier in Amsterdam.
Van Dijk told reporters: “I’m fine, luckily. I’m already over it. Maybe because I am so big, they think I am acting, because when I go down, it goes in quite a slow way.”
Injury fears for Van Dijk
Netherlands and Liverpool supporters will be keenly following the defender’s health this season after he missed nearly all of the 2020-21 season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
The injury played a major role in Liverpool’s inability to defend the Premier League title they won in the 2019-20 campaign.
Van Dijk also missed out for Netherlands at Euro 2020 this summer, as the Dutch fell to the Czech Republic in the last 16.
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