Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez have a laugh during a rehabilitation session at AXA Training Centre on February 19, 2021 in Kirkby, England. | Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
The two center-backs continue their work to return to fitness in photos from the AXA Training Centre Friday.
Photos from the AXA Training Centre show the two Liverpool first choice center-backs working individually (but together at the site) in their rehabilitation — and seemingly having a great time, too (plus a Fabinho sighting).
so there’s a lot of “zooming in on knees” to be done. Get to work, fundamentally unserious captions added for your pleasure:
Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVan Dijk “assists” Gomez as the two work their way back to fitness.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVirgil shows off the type of side plank work we all hate doing.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVan Dijk works on glutes, presumably whilst humming Megan Thee Stallion’s “Body.”Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesGomez takes things easy. Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVirgil has a ball out! Playing about with a football!Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesGomez cosplays as that annoying fella in the gym who sits and rests (or texts) on the equipment you want to use.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesGomez has heard the “Body-ody-ody-ody” tune Big Virg is singing and also has a go. Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVirgil can remind Gomez that he’s used 25s to do this one.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesBeast Gear, too right.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesThe partnership continues to flourish.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesGomez also had a go with a football (!!!). Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesVirgil, throughout, is that fella at the gym doing the same things you’re doing except without any sign on his face that they’re at all a challenge. Ego-shattering, that fella.Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesJust look at him do a juggle, have a nice cup of hot cocoa, put on some soothing music…Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesFabinho got a cheeky look-in as well. Injured center-back rehab! If you don’t laugh you cry…
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