Liverpool coach Jürgen Klopp (53) has assured his badly injured defense chief Virgil van Dijk that he will do everything possible to support the Dutchman during his rehabilitation phase. “We will be with him during his recovery,” said the coach on the English soccer champions’ homepage.
The 29-year-old van Dijk was fouled in the city duel by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford on Saturday, suffered a ligament injury and now needs an operation. It is still unclear when the OP will take place, said Klopp. “He’ll be gone for a long time, that’s the situation. We feel extremely for him at this moment because most of us were in a similar situation. “
“You don’t need that. But you have to get over it, and Virgil will make it 100 percent, ”said Klopp. “We are there for him, he knows that. We will wait for him like a good woman when the husband is in prison and in the meantime do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for him. “
The use of the former Bayern professional Thiago is completely open in the Champions League duel at Ajax Amsterdam on Wednesday (8.45 p.m. in the FAZ live ticker for the Champions League and at DAZN). Klopp said he got a “good blow” in the final phase of the derby. The injury is not nearly as serious as with van Dijk. But whether Thiago can play in Amsterdam, one has to wait and see.
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