Liverpool supporters had hoped to quickly forget the disastrous game against Brentford, but now Virgil van Dijk has received a serious injury fear, resulting in the defender being removed from the field at half time.
As reported by Paul Joyce: ‘Virgil van Dijk is facing a spell on the sidelines at Liverpool. The hamstring injury sustained in the loss to Brentford is worse than first feared.
Given that the source sharing this is the ever-reliable Times reporter, then we should probably start to worry about the impact this could have on Jurgen Klopp’s team in upcoming matches.
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It’s never a good time to get injured, but ahead of a packed January fixture schedule, the Reds are now hoping Ibou Konate and Joel Matip are fit enough to play in each and every game until our No. Four.
We also have Joe Gomez and Nat Phillips in the ranks in case this is a very serious and long-lasting problem, but let’s hope the Netherlands captain returns before we need to use either of them in his position.
It feels like a real hammer blow to everyone to receive this news and now we can only await details on how long the 31-year-old will be sidelined, but the ‘usual’ time players are out with these sorts of issues is around . six to eight weeks.
You can read the update on van Dijk’s injury via @_pauljoyce on Twitter:
Virgil van Dijk faces a spell on the sidelines of Liverpool. The hamstring injury sustained in the loss to Brentford is worse than first feared.
— Paul Joyce (@_pauljoyce) January 4, 2023
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