More woes for Iraola: Liverpool may have suffered huge injury blow before LASK

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Liverpool are already without a number of key players ahead of their Champions League clash with LASK, and now captain Virgil van Dijk is a doubt. I think it’s going to be difficult to recover any of the players.” Liverpool are preparing to visit LASK in the Champions League on Wednesday evening, and in quotes provided by This Is Anfield, Van Dijk has now said that he is battling to be fit for the game after picking up a “knock” against City: “Obviously it’s not a given I’m starting but I’m doing everything in my power to be ready.

I had a little knock in the end on my calf which is pretty painful, so I’m going home to get some treatment to be ready for Wednesday. “If I’m fit and ready to play I want to play.

The manager decides: if I play I play, if I don’t I don’t and that’s just it.” Liverpool must manage Virgil van Dijk with care Not having Van Dijk available for the midweek Champions League action would be an obvious blow for Liverpool, considering the skipper is arguably the first name on Iraola’s team sheet, proving to be almost as good as ever. The LASK game could even be a good opportunity for Liverpool to rest Van Dijk, ensuring that he is fresh for a tough-looking trip to Brentford in the league on Saturday afternoon.