Virgil van Dijk and Diogo Jota observed in Liverpool training

Virgil van Dijk and Diogo Jota returned to the training field on Wednesday and the sight of both the players boosted Liverpool fans.

The absence of Van Dijk goes back further after he sustained knee ligament damage during last October’s Merseyside derby at Goodison Park due to a challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.

Van Dijk participated away from his team-mates in an individual outdoor session and seemed to be in good spirits shown by Liverpool and his return is not imminent, unlike Jota.

Liverpool won four and this season drew three of eight games with Van Dijk on the side, including a stunning defeat of 7-2 at Aston Villa.