Wijnaldum named new Dutch skipper and Krul in goal


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 11 Nov 2020

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester City v Liverpool - Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Britain - November 8, 2020 Liverpool's Georginio Wijnaldum during the warm up before the match Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill

(Reuters) - Georginio Wijnaldum will replace his injured Liverpool team mate Virgil van Dijk as Netherlands captain while Tim Krul will be first choice in goal when the Dutch play their two Nations League matches next week, coach Frank de Boer said on Tuesday.

They are among the decisions De Boer has had to make around team selection with the Dutch playing three games in the space of seven days.

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