Liverpool and the Netherlands announce Virgil van Dijk will miss Nations League matches

Liverpool and the Netherlands have announced that captain Virgil van Dijk will miss the national team’s two Nations League matches during the November international break because of an unspecified physical issue.

The Netherlands said that Van Dijk and Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey were not physically ready after the weekend’s matches and would not take part in the next two games.

The Netherlands face Greece in Amsterdam on Friday, then take on Germany in Berlin next Monday.