Due to illness, Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk will miss the team’s Europa League match against Toulouse, according to a statement released by manager Jürgen Klopp on Wednesday.
“Virgil is a little bit ill,” Klopp stated at the news conference held before the game. However, he stated that the Dutchman ought to make a comeback for Sunday’s Premier League match against Brentford.
“It will not be a big thing, but we did not want to have him on the plane if some others have it as well,” said the manager.
We left him at home because, although I have it a little bit, it is not a problem for me. He ought to be perfectly fine for the upcoming weekend.”
In addition, Klopp provided an update on the health of midfielders Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch, who have not traveled to Toulouse for Thursday’s Group E match.
The manager said, “Ryan had a little niggle of the knee.”
“It’s not a big deal; he was running today, but this game wasn’t possible.” After the international break, Brentford will undoubtedly return, and we hope he has a chance. He isn’t here because of that.
It’s a very poor-quality hamstring. He was in good condition, received a red card, had poor rhythm, and was involved in Europa League games. When I took him off the field against Bournemouth, he didn’t feel anything, but when I went into the dressing room, I believe he felt a slight hamstring strain, so a scan was performed.
Curtis suffered a hamstring strain the previous week. Not enormous. He will return after the international break, but not before.
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