Liverpool fans have finally seen Virgil van Dijk return to match action in a pre-season friendly after nearly a whole year out injured.After a whopping 284 days out, the Dutch star has stepped foot on a football pitch once again.Van Dijk came off the bench in the Reds' pre-season friendly with Hertha Berlin in Austria.The 30-year-old came on for Rhys Williams in the 68th minute, and was joined in returning at the exact same time as Joe Gomez.England ace Gomez has similarly spent all of 2021 on the sidelines due to his knee, having been out since November.The match did not go exactly to plan for manager Jurgen Klopp as they crashed to a 4-3 defeat against the Bundesliga club.Liverpool also conceded a goal within 12 minutes of the returning.
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