Jurgen Klopp proud of Liverpool form amid Virgil van Dijk absence

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised his team for their form without Virgil van Dijk.

Fabinho, a midfielder, has found himself covering for the Dutchman alongside Joe Gomez and Klopp believes Liverpool are getting by as well as could be hoped in the absence of the “best defender in the world.”

“Every team in the world would miss Virgil van Dijk,” said Klopp on Monday during his pre-match press conference ahead of Liverpool’s Champions League group match at home to Midtjylland.

“He is the best in the world. You play a game, he gets injured, and you play three days later so of course that’s difficult to do because all the boys played together with him and we didn’t have long for them to get used to playing without him.”