Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is set to see a specialist after sustaining a hamstring injury against Brentford.
The Netherlands centre-back was substituted at half-time during the Reds’ 3-1 Premier League defeat at Brentford Community Stadium on Monday. He sustained the injury with the Reds trailing 2-0.
Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp, said after the match that Van Dijk had “felt a little bit the muscle”, adding “I didn’t want to take any risks”.
Virgil van Dijk now faces time out as the injury he suffered is “worse than first feared”. The club are awaiting the results of further assessment to establish the severity of the problem.
Klopp’s men are currently sixth in the table, seven points behind fourth-placed Manchester United.
They are next in action on Saturday when they host Wolves in the FA Cup third round.
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The news comes after Klopp had admitted he was optimistic following the match, explaining: “Virgil felt a little bit his muscle, but he said he’s fine and he’s a very good judge of these things.
“I didn’t want to take any risk. The physios looked quite happy when I said I didn’t want to take a risk. It’s not an injury, he just felt the intensity,” Klopp said.
Van Dijk is now at risk of missing an important run of fixtures for Liverpool, with their FA Cup campaign getting underway on Saturday.
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