At the time of writing this, Liverpool fans have been reacting to the latest update surrounding Virgil van Dijk on Twitter.
This comes after football journalist Dominic King shared a post on his official Twitter page announcing that the Dutchman had not come out to train with the first-team in Qatar in preparation for their FIFA Club World Cup match.
Although, Jurgen Klopp has since stated that the central defender is fine.
Should Virgil van Dijk play in midweek?
Yes, play him
No, rest him
This post then got some Liverpool fans concerned by Van Dijk’s absence from training.
Here’s a sample of Liverpool fans reacting to King’s post on Van Dijk:
I think once everyone are done commenting here Dom, you will realize that one should NEVER EVER post anything in regards to Van Djik not coming out for training.
Us Liverpool fans can take anything but not that
— Punnen Thomas (@punnentom) December 16, 2019
Cheers away to drink myself to death now
— Andy Wilson (@AndrewWilsonLFC) December 16, 2019
Probably being packed in cotton wool as we speak/write.
— Uhuru Mzalendo (@uhurumzalendo1) December 16, 2019
Only Van Dijk and Joe Gomez are Liverpool’s fit centre-back’s going into the match in Qatar, so it came as no surprise that fans were in meltdown after the update emerged.
SEASONS OVER!!!
— Zizu (@zizu434) December 16, 2019
We need cover – badly for this position.
— andyclegs (@andyclegs) December 16, 2019
Yikes
— Slick Jame$ (@_SlickJames) December 16, 2019
What do we think?
Of course, losing Virgil van Dijk ahead of the club’s FIFA World Cup opening game would have been devastating and fans were rightly worried about their star man. But, with the news since confirmed by Klopp that he is absolutely fine, many Reds fans can now breathe a big sigh of relief.