Jurgen Klopp gives huge update on Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk, Gakpo set to make debut

The
Dutchman
suffered
a
hamstring
injury
in
their
last
Premier
League
game
against
Brentford
and
was
taken
off
during
the
match.

Liverpool
lost
the
match
3-1
and
now
Klopp’s
problems
are
further
piled
with
Van
Dijk
set
to
be
sidelined
for
the
coming
month
or
so.

“It
was
a
surprise
for
us
and
a
big
blow,”
said
Klopp.

“He
didn’t
feel
a
lot,
I
took
the
decision
to
take
him
off.
The
diagnosis
is
pretty
harsh.
We’re
talking
about
more
than
a
month.
We
hope
it
goes
quick,” the
German
manager
added.

But
on
a
positive
note,
Klopp
has
also
confirmed
new-signing
Cody
Gakpo
is
set
to
make
his
debut
in
the
FA
Cup
match
against
Wolves.
Gakpo
was
signed
from
Dutch
club
PSV
Eindhoven
in
this
transfer
window
and
the
talented
player
is
going
to
get
his
first
taste
as
a
Reds
player
at
the
Anfield
on
Saturday.

Having
initially
trained
on
his
own
at
Kirkby,
Gakpo,
meanwhile,
has
got
two
full
training
sessions
with
his
teammates.

“He’s
a
joy
to
watch.
In
our
situation
with
injuries
to
the
strikers,
it’s
nice
to
have
a
player
who
is
so
natural
in
a
lot
of
things
and
knows
where
the
goal
stands,” Klopp
said
on
Gakpo.

“He’s
full
of
joy
and
enjoying
every
second.
He
looks
really
promising
and
fit.
We
expect
a
positive
impact,” he
further
said.

Klopp
also
confirmed
that
they
will
be
playing
with
their
full
squad
and
no
rotation
will
be
made
for
the
FA
Cup
tie.
The
Merseyside
club
are
the
defending
champions
of
the
FA
Cup,
after
they
won
it
for
the
8th
time
in
their
history
last
season.

Klopp’s
team
currently
sit
6th
in
the
Premier
League
table
with
28
points
after
17
matches.
They
have
lost
5
league
games
so
far
this
season,
which
is
already
more
than
double
of
the
entirety
of
last
season.