Liverpool: Defender Virgil van Dijk out 'for more than a month' with hamstring issue

Virgil van Dijk joined Liverpool successful 2018

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is "out for much than a month" with a hamstring problem, says manager Jurgen Klopp.

Van Dijk, 31, has played successful each of Liverpool's league matches this season.

"The diagnosis was beauteous harsh. We're talking astir weeks, much than a month," said Klopp earlier Saturday's FA Cup necktie with Wolves.

"I anticipation it goes quick. It's hard for him, but helium has played an unthinkable magnitude of games successful caller years."

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Joel Matip, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez and Nathaniel Phillips are Klopp's different options astatine centre-back.

In amended quality for Liverpool, midfielder Jordan Henderson is disposable erstwhile again aft missing the Brentford crippled with concussion.

Klopp added connected Henderson: "He did precisely what helium was allowed to bash yesterday - large parts of squad grooming without heading.

"And from contiguous connected I deliberation he's wholly allowed to bash everything."

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