Jurgen Klopp saluted Liverpool's fighting spirit as the Reds proved they can cope without Virgil van Dijk by grinding out a 1-0 win at Ajax in the opening game of their Champions League campaign on Wednesday.
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson says the loss of Virgil van Dijk is a "big blow" but he wants the Premier League champions to use his absence as an added incentive to stay in the trophy hunt.
Virgil Van Dijk hobbled off after a shocking challenge from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in a 2-2 draw in the Merseyside derby on Saturday.
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has said that the club should not ''panic'' after suffering a defeat in the Community Shield clash against Arsenal, stressing that penalty shootouts are just like a ''lottery''.
Virgil van Dijk nutmegged his Liverpool teammate Joe Gomez in training with a brilliant piece of skill and followed it up with a celebration to match it.
Liverpool players joined a growing list of football players in expressing their support after the killing of George Floyd in the US.
Jaap Stam said although he would have liked compatriot Virgil van Van Dijk to have won the Ballon d'Or, Lionel Messi deserved the award.
Goals from Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool a 2-0 win over rival Manchester United.
After winning the Ballon d'Or for the sixth time, Lionel Messi said he is aware of how old he is and that retirement is approaching.
Jurgen Klopp believes Virgil van Dijk would have been a worthy winner of the Ballon d'Or but understands why Lionel Messi lifted it for a sixth time.
Premier League: Virgil van Dijk said that Liverpool are taking it one game at a time and that there are many matches to go before the season ends
FIFA Best Player 2019: FIFA gave out the Ferenc Puskas Award for the spectacular goal scored by teenager Daniel Zsori of Hungarian club Debrecen.
FIFA Best Player 2019: Lionel Messi won the FIFA Men's Player of the Year award on Monday with Megan Rapinoe bagging the women's prize.
The Netherlands registered a 4-2 win over Germany in Hamburg as the home side failed to pick up a point for the first time in the campaign.
Virgil van Dijk denied Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the European title last week and the same trio are in the running for the FIFA accolade to be announced in Milan on September 23.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were seen together during the UEFA Champions League draw on Thursday at Monaco.
Liverpool centre-back Virgil van Dijk won the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award on Thursday, edging out Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Liverpool are aiming to end a 30-year wait to win the Premier League after missing out by only one point to Manchester City last season and laid down an early marker in the title race.
