Your Liverpool morning digest for Wednesday, February 8.
Gakpo lifts lid on Jurgen Klopp 'conversation'
Cody Gakpo admits his Liverpool acclimatisation is being made more difficult by the dismal form of Jurgen Klopp's side.
Gakpo has experienced victory just once following his arrival from PSV Eindhoven last month for what could ultimately be a £44million fee. The forward has yet to contribute either a goal or an assist in six starts, the slowest impact made by a big-money Reds forward signing during the Klopp era.
But the Holland international is determined to start making his mark and revealed he is in regular dialogue with the Liverpool manager.
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"It's always different when you come into a team that was maybe first and winning every game, but it's now in a little bit of a difficult situation," said Gakpo.
"So for me it is to come in and show what I can. If we were in first I have to do that and now we are in another place I have to do that also. I just try to show my best side."
Ian Doyle has the full story here.
Van Dijk shares injury update
Virgil van Dijk has provided Liverpool supporters with an update as he continues his return from injury.
The Dutchman has been sidelined since he picked up a hamstring during his side’s 3-1 defeat at the hands of Brentford last month. At the time, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp claimed his defender was facing 'more than a month' out.
Klopp substituted Van Dijk at half-time during the game. And although the Reds boss said post-match that the centre-back's issue was 'not an injury, he just felt the intensity' - it later emerged that the injury was worse than first feared.
The defender was described as 'getting closer' late last week and taking to Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, Van Dijk posted a picture of himself, which included stats from a fitness session.
Connor O'Neill has the full story here.
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