The Dutch side – where Van Dijk began his esteemed career before coming to the UK – currently have a lack of natural wingers in their squad and fully believe that the 19-year-old is ‘well-placed’ to obtain regular game-time if he joins them on loan. Want more Empire of the Kop coverage? That the teenager didn’t come off the bench in the defeat to Monaco would suggest that Andoni Iraola – who made 11 substitutions in all – doesn’t view him as a major part of his plans for the upcoming campaign. In that case, it’d surely be on the winger’s best interests to obtain a loan move to a club where he’d have a much better chance of regular senior minutes in the short-term than he’d get on Merseyside. Morrison appears to have a very bright future ahead of him – Liverpool under-21 boss Rob Page has lauded some ‘exceptional‘ moments from the youngster – and it’d be a shame if his development were to be stunted in the months ahead after such a promising pre-season.