ICYMI: Liverpool too good for Norwich on Van Dijk's return
Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino, and Mohamed Salah were on target for Klopp’s men as they made a promising start to their quest to take back the Premier League title from Manchester City.Van Dijk’s cruciate knee ligament injury derailed the Reds’ title defence last season and the Dutchman looked like his old self as he played the full 90 minutes on his return to action.
Van Dijk’s season and hopes of leading the Netherlands as captain at Euro 2020 were ended by a reckless challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in a bad-tempered Merseyside derby despite the absence of fans last October.The 30-year-old signed a new four-year contract on Friday to celebrate his return to fitness but recalled the hard days that followed his clash with Pickford.
“And obviously we were struggling last season with more injuries. More injuries on key positions where we couldn’t play our game the way we want to play.Norwich stormed back to the top flight at the first time of asking by romping to the Championship title last season but was given a stark reminder of the gulf they have to bridge to compete at the Premier League level.
The Brazilian duo was introduced on the hour mark and it took Firmino just five minutes to make his mark thanks to Salah’s unselfish cross.A corner fell his way on the edge of the box 16 minutes from time and the Egyptian fired powerfully past Krul into the top corner.
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