Liverpool duo Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez remain doubts for start of new season
dailystar.co.ukJurgen Klopp does not expect long-term absentees Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to return for next Thursday's pre-season friendly against Hertha Berlin in Austria.Van Dijk and Gomez both suffered serious knee injuries in the first half of the 2020/21 campaign, which left Klopp with a defensive crisis at Anfield.The absence of his first-choice centre-back duo derailed their title defence, with Jordan Henderson and Fabinho having to fill in as makeshift defenders on occasion.The two stars are finally edging closer to their eagerly-awaited returns, having completed lengthy rehabilitation on their ACL problems over the past 10 months.However, Klopp admits next week's friendly against Hertha might come too early for them, casting doubt over their.
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