I looked at the news recently and saw that Virgil van Dijk is still not fit. If van Dijk is not fit at the start of the competition, we will have a repeat of last year with Liverpool hopelessly out of shape. Manchester City will not lose many points so the championship could be decided before the winter.
I hope that he comes back to the team as soon as possible. According to Transfermarkt, he has bounced back from the injury. And I think that he will be fit in a short time and start playing again. Liverpool defense is having big problems without him. I also wonder whether he will be able to play like the old times. Maybe he won't be playing like that at first but it will change after some time passes.