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Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Press conference: Jurgen Klopp gives van Dijk update | Thiago, Matip, Alisson fitness latest | Brewster reunion

Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

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News, Sports, Soccer, Sports News

4.41000 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Jurgen Klopp was back in front of the media today to preview tomorrow’s visit of Sheffield United to the Premier League champions. The Liverpool boss gave an update on Virgil van Dijk, answered questions about the fitness of Alisson Becker, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara, and his thoughts on Rhian Brewster's return to Anfield following his summer move to the Blades. Klopp also tells a great story about Andy Robertson before what is expected to be his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool. Enjoy.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Blood Red Podcast from the Liverpool Echo, giving you the inside track on all the big talking points from Anfield.

0:08.0

I want you to go over the same ground again. I know that the Liverpool supporters and everyone in football

0:12.8

we really like to know how Virgil is getting on.

0:16.0

Have you got a blood on his condition

0:18.0

and whether he has had surgery or not yet?

0:20.1

That's likely to happen if not. Oh, yeah, I can understand that people are interested in that and we saw Wordful was here.

0:29.8

He's okay.

0:31.8

About when the surgery will happen and stuff like this I don't think it makes sense

0:35.8

that we give pretty much a time schedule every day but it will be fine and will happen

0:42.4

in an appropriate time.

0:44.2

And so that's it pretty much, but he's as good as possible.

0:49.4

And now he has been fully assessed,

0:51.0

do you have a better idea about how long here we are for?

0:53.4

Well that's the next one, no. We don't even want to know it to be honest. It will take time,

0:59.7

that's clear, but in the end it's really like this that all people are different and so we should

1:06.3

not limit that by saying for him it was that long, for him it was that long, I think it makes sense from a specific moment in the recovery in the rehab time that he really

1:20.9

That then it becomes individual because then everybody copes different with it and each body and that's why no need for.

1:30.0

And just finally then on your squad for this weekend, any further injuries or how is everyone

1:35.8

likely to come back, for example, is Alston possibly invite to return this weekend?

1:41.7

So let me see it like this with the others.

1:45.0

So apart from Oxen Rouge obviously and may be

1:50.0

cost us, we always gets closer and closer but it's not at all in contention for this

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