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'Going to have an issue' - Virgil van Dijk sends Liverpool warning before Champions League return Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk cannot wait to return to the Champions League (Image: Dave Howarth - CameraSport via Getty Images ) For a club with such a proud, boastful history of European success, it's a peculiar fact that Tuesday's visit to AC Milan will represent Liverpool's first Champions League fixture in 18 months. The Reds' most recent involvement in football's most glamorous club competition came way back in March of 2023. That night Jurgen Klopp's side went down to a 1-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Bernabeu as they set about chasing the most unlikely of comebacks after a 5-2 undressing at home the month previous.
A lot has changed since that night in the Spanish capital. Klopp and his backroom staff have gone and the midfield department has been rebuilt, with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Wataru Endo taking the places of Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita. Latest Anfield change exposes Liverpool problem that even Paul Merson noticed READ MORE: Liverpool could now make five changes for Champions League clash at AC Milan READ MORE: The scale of the upheaval between the summers of 2023 and 2024 has been enough to label Liverpool as something of a club in transition, particularly when the executive-level movement of CEO of football Michael Edwards, Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon and sporting director Richard Hughes is factored into the equation.
Liverpool Echo Icon Sign up to FREE email alerts from Analysing Anfield We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info New head coach Arne Slot does not immediately seem like the sort of man to wistfully reflect on his own journey, either.
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