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Aug 2021
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The return of Virgil Van Dijk

THE ATHLETIC
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The Athletic's James Pearce, Simon Hughes and Caoimhe O'Neill join Steve Hothersall for the first show of the season.


On the podcast today, Virgil Van Dijk’s cameo against Hertha Berlin, transfer activity we still expect from Liverpool and Jordan Henderson’s contract.

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