Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Virgil van Dijk is a doubt for Sunday’s conflict with Tottenham at Anfield, having but to coach for “the entire week” within the buildup.
The Reds return to Anfield this weekend for the primary time in three weeks, with 4 away journeys because the 1-0 loss to Crystal Palace on April 14.
Van Dijk is predicted to overlook out, nonetheless, with the captain but to participate in group coaching and uncertain to be concerned in a full session previous to kickoff.
Requested in regards to the health of Diogo Jota and Conor Bradley – the latter of whom was pictured with the squad on Thursday – Klopp revealed a setback for Van Dijk.
“Diogo is just not in group coaching but. Conor is,” the supervisor defined.
“Virgil wasn’t [for] the entire week but.
“Most likely components of components of group coaching right now, so we’ve got to see what we are able to do there. That’s it.”
If Van Dijk misses out, Klopp is prone to flip to a pairing of Ibrahima Konate and Jarell Quansah towards Tottenham, although Joe Gomez is an alternative choice.
This comes after a run of 10 consecutive begins for the Dutchman, who performed the total 90 minutes in every sport – and over two hours towards Man United within the FA Cup – for a complete of 15-and-a-half hours of soccer in 42 days.
Whether or not he was overplayed is a matter for the membership’s sports activities science division, however it’s notable that he was the one participant not rested in that interval.
Van Dijk might be wanting to return to the fold as quickly as attainable, in fact, with solely three video games left this season – and, in fact, Klopp’s reign in cost.