Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Alisson Return Plans Show Liverpool Are Managing the Details ProperlyLiverpool’s pre-season is taking shape in a way that feels sensible rather than theatrical. According to Lewis Steele of the Daily Mail, the club are carefully phasing the returns of Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo and Alisson Becker after their summer commitments. Van Dijk has played a huge volume of football, and Gakpo has had additional compassionate leave. Alisson Becker Timing Matters TooAlisson is due back later this week or early next week after Brazil’s World Cup exit. Van Dijk and Gakpo reporting back at Kirkby, under tailored conditions, sounds like a club thinking properly.