Date published: Friday 30th July 2021 6:49 - Steve Pearson A Premier League newcomer has joked about the challenge of facing Virgil van Dijk, and admitted scoring past Liverpool at Anfield is his “dream.” The Dutch colossus is back in the mix after overcoming an ACL injury in his right knee last season. Surgery was ultimately required to fix the problem. Without him, Liverpool’s title defence stuttered with injuries to Joel Matip and Joe Gomez exacerbating the problem. Liverpoolwill be hoping Van Dijk can regain the form that arguably made him world football’s premier centre-half. At his peak, Van Dijk was a match for any forward. His speed, height, physicality, technical prowess and reading of the game all combined to frustrate many elite level strikers since moving to Anfield.