Liverpool are planning for losing Virgil van Dijk on a free transfer next summer, with Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven acting as a prototype for the Dutchman’s heir.

Liverpool put in a limp showing in the Carabao Cup final defeat to Newcastle. Virgil van Dijk rejected one theory about why, but a Reds legend is not so sure.

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