Virgil van Dijk makes worrying admission as Liverpool problem follows him in Netherlands draw

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Virgil van Dijk admitted the Netherlands struggled against Poland as an all-too familiar problem haunted the Liverpool captain on international duty on Friday. Van Dijk started for his country alongside club-mates Ryan Gravenberch and Cody Gakpo as the Dutch all but secured their place at next year’s World Cup with a 1-1 draw in Warsaw, thanks to Memphis Depay’s second-half equalizer.

Virgil van Dijk battles with Robert Lewandowski during the Netherlands' draw with Poland (Image: Getty Images) It seems then that it’s not a problem limited to just club soccer for Van Dijk, with Depay’s goal shortly after the break sparing the Netherlands what could have been a much more frustrating evening. "After that, we went looking for more, but you have to take into account a counter-attack,” Van Dijk said.

“The prevailing feeling is that we had a tough time against Poland's low block. Learn more The Netherlands holds a three-point lead and 13-goal advantage at the top of its qualifying group heading into Monday’s final game against Lithuania, meaning it would take a quite remarkable set of results for the Dutch to miss out on automatic qualification, with Van Dijk hoping to put Friday’s disappointment firmly behind him.