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It was a special way to return to the international stage, recording a dominant performance in Louis van Gaal’s defence.
Van Dijk took 99 touches and maintained a 91% accuracy from 78 passes, completing 12 of 18 attempted long balls.
He also won all eight of his aerial duels, made six clearances, one tackle, one block and created one chance.
His return to the squad will give returning boss Van Gaal significant hope over a successful 2022 World Cup campaign in Qatar.
Plenty of Liverpool fans will be happy to see home exit the game relatively unscathed, too.
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