‘Timing is textbook,’ ‘Amazing news’ – These Reds adore this James Pearce update | OneFootball

Liverpool fans have been unable to contain their raw excitement over the news that Virgil van Dijk is set to make his long-awaited playing comeback this Thursday in a friendly against German club Hertha Berlin.

The Dutchman has been missing since October with an ACL injury after a nasty clash with Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford at Goodison Park in the Merseyside derby.

Since then, he’s had to undergo surgery and a lot of rehab work to get back to this point and now the final stage remains, building match fitness ahead of a Premier League season.

That starts this Thursday, then, with James Pearce revealing that he’ll get a handful of minutes against Hertha Berlin in a friendly.

Naturally, Reds fans are excited about this news so let’s take a look at what has been said…

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