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LONDON, Oct 19 — Liverpool’s Premier League title defence was rocked yesterday when the club confirmed key defender Virgil van Dijk has suffered knee ligament damage amid reports the Dutchman could miss the rest of the season. Van Dijk, who will require surgery, hobbled off after a shocking...

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk receives medical attention after sustaining an injury during their match at Goodison Park in Liverpool October 17, 2020. — Pool pic via Reuters

“The centre-back damaged knee ligaments following an incident involving Blues goalkeeper Jordan Pickford after six minutes at Goodison Park,” Liverpool said in a statement. The 29-year-old has started the last 94 league games to bring a defensive solidity that was lacking during Klopp’s first two years at Anfield.

“Every team that has aspirations of winning the league has three or four players that if one of those players is missing, no matter how good your manager is, how big your squad is, you can’t cover for them. They are that outstanding.” There are parallels with the serious knee injury that Manchester City centre-back Aymeric Laporte suffered at the start of last season.

Without the Brazilian, Klopp’s men have conceded nine times in their last two matches, including a 7-2 humiliation at Aston Villa.

 

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