The Premier League games against Brighton, Chelsea, and Wolves are set to be missed by Virgil van Dijk.
Virgil van Dijk, a defender for Liverpool, will be out for “more than a month” with a hamstring issue, according to manager Jurgen Klopp on Friday. The 19-time English champions are now seventh in the Premier League standings and 16 points behind league leaders Arsenal. The 31-year-old Dutch defender will probably miss the Premier League games against Brighton. Chelsea, and Wolves after getting hurt during Monday’s 3-1 loss to Brentford. He must hurry to recover in time for both the Merseyside derby on February 13 and the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal match against Real Madrid the following week.
Before his team’s FA Cup third-round match against Wolves, Klopp remarked. “It is a surprise for us and clearly a major setback.”
“Although we talk about weeks or maybe more than a month because of the diagnosis. I hope it moves along quickly. He had never before experienced muscle pain, and it has only recently started. In such instance, one sprint was excessive.”
Cody Gakpo, a countryman of Van Dijk whose transfer from PSV Eindhoven was completed this week after an outstanding World Cup, might make his Liverpool debut on Saturday.
Different league altogether
Regarding him, I’m really optimistic,” added Klopp. “Cody is given the same time as the other players. It’s not that simple; you have to establish yourself offensively. He is a different league altogether. That’s always challenging.”
It’s extremely wonderful to have a player that is pretty natural in a lot of things in the offensive side of the game and knows where the goal sits, he continued, “of course with our scenario, injuries to the strikers as well.
He continued: “Of course, given our predicament and the strikers’ injuries. It’s extremely wonderful to have a player who is pretty natural in a lot of things in the offensive phase of the game and is aware of the goal’s location.
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