If Virgil van Dijk is looking for someone who knows what he’s going through as he recovers from surgery, he won’t have to look far.
A superb season at Liverpool followed early the next campaign by the gut-wrenching blow of an ACL injury? Tom Hill knows all too well what that’s like.
On Friday it was confirmed by the club that Van Dijk had undergone a successful operation on knee ligament damage in London and that he would begin rehabilitation with Liverpool’s medical department. “No timeframe has been placed on the Dutchman’s return to action,” said the club. Jurgen Klopp’s prognosis gave a little more reason for optimism. “The surgery was successful — the best news you can get. He’s as good as he can be,” he said.
A little over a month ago it was Hill posting the medical bulletins. “Operation went well, long road to recovery now but I’ll be back stronger than ever. Thanks to…
