Virgil van Dijk Injury: Recovered from illness

Van Dijk (illness) was spotted in team training on Thursday and is expected to be available for the Community Shield on Sunday against Crystal Palace, the club posted.

Van Dijk missed Monday's pre-season friendly against Athletic due to illness but was back in team training on Thursday fully recovered. The captain should be available for the Community Shield on Sunday and return directly to the starting XI. If he is not deemed fit enough for the game, Wataru Endo will likely replace him again in central defense alongside Ibrahima Konate.