Liverpool Confirm New Vice-Captains Behind Virgil van Dijk

pLiverpool head coach Andoni Iraola has confirmed the club's leadership group for the 2026-27 season, with Virgil van Dijk remaining the team's first-choice captain./ppIraola named Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez and Dominik Szoboszlai as the other members of the captaincy group following Andy Robertson's departure during the summer./ppThe coach explained that Alisson's role as a goalkeeper may make it impractical for him to wear the armband in certain situations because of rules governing communication between captains and referees, but stressed the goalkeeper's leadership status./ppLiverpool open their Premier League campaign away to Newcastle United in Iraola's first competitive match in charge./p