Liverpool injury news: When Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are due to return

Liverpool have been managed a physical issue emergency at focus back this season, with three of Jurgen Klopp's best option protectors as of now inaccessible. It has been a trying effort so far for Klopp, who has been compelled to utilize adolescents Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams at the core of his safeguard on various events. Fabinho has likewise been utilized as a shoddy place half without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, who got conceivably season-finishing wounds towards the finish of 2020. Joel Matip has likewise battled with wellness issues of his own all through the mission and is presently set to spend another period uninvolved. So when can Reds fans anticipate that their three harmed focus backs should return?

Virgil van Dijk The greatest blow of Liverpool's season so far came when Van Dijk supported an ACL injury in their 2-2 attract away at Everton September, a difficult which ordinarily needs around a half year of recovery. Klopp says the Dutchman has been gaining empowering ground in his recuperation, which saw him complete an activity bicycle meeting a week ago. Notwithstanding, the Reds supervisor likewise concedes his star safeguard actually has "far to go" before a return date can even be examined.

Joe Gomez In the wake of losing Van Dijk, Klopp was managed another significant misfortune when Gomez cracked his patella ligament while on England obligation two months after the fact. The 23-year-old, who had to go through a medical procedure on the injury, is in a comparable boat to his middle back cooperate with a return date still hazy. In any case, he has likewise been venturing up his recovery at Melwood, posting an image on Instagram that shows him on an activity bicycle with the subtitle: "There's excellence in the battle".

Joel Matip The 29-year-old has endured with niggling issues this season, which means Klopp has regularly been compelled to convey either Williams or Phillips close by Fabinho at focus back. Furthermore, he got one more issue in their 1-1 attract at home to West Brom a week ago, which has since been analyzed as an abductor injury. Klopp anticipates that Matip should go through around three weeks out, with their conflict against Burnley on January 21 an imaginable bring go back.