Liverpool’s clash with Tottenham on Thursday night, adding to Jurgen Klopp’s defensive woes this season.Klopp has been dealt a crisis at the back in the 2020/21 campaign, losing both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to serious knee injuries which look likely to keep them out of action until the summer.Matip has also suffered with his own fitness problems throughout the season, meaning Fabinho and Jordan Henderson have been forced to deputise at centre-back on a number of occasions.Fabinho appeared set to start alongside Matip against Spurs, only to sustain a minor muscle issue ahead of the game.Henderson therefore filled in as a makeshift centre-half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with the England midfielder and Matip successfully keeping.
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