Quite a bit has been written about the professional collapse of Liverpool this season in recent weeks, with one of the excuses from the Mets' side being the multitude of injuries that took key players off the field for a long period of time.
Today (Friday), at the team's press conference ahead of tomorrow's cup match against Wolves, manager Jurgen Klopp announced that the important stopper, Virgil van Dijk, has been added to the long-term injured list.
The Dutchman was injured during last Monday's loss to Brentford (3:1).
He went down to the bench at halftime, initially with the thought of not aggravating the pain he felt during the first half.
Now, after a number of tests, Van Dijk has been found to be suffering from a rather serious knee injury, which according to the German manager will require him to be out of action for at least a month.
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The gloomy look explains the situation of the group,
Van Dijk joins the two offensive players who have been sidelined for a long time, Diego Jota who is supposed to return to play in February, and Luis Diaz who is expected to return only in about two months.
Since the beginning of the year, Liverpool has been suffering from a wave of injuries at various levels, 10 of them for a prolonged period, and the Dutchman is the 21st player in the team's squad to be injured since August.
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