Virgil van Dijk is set for a spell on the sidelines after his hamstring injury proved to be worse than first feared.
The Dutch defender, 31, was hauled off at half-time during Liverpool 's bruising 3-1 defeat away to Brentford on Monday. Manager Jurgen Klopp admitted post-match that he didn't think the issue was "serious" and that Van Dijk himself wanted to stay on.
Now, though, the Reds are set to be without their star centre-back for much longer than 45 minutes, as the Times report that his hamstring is in a worse condition than what initial assessments on Monday made out. An ever-present in Klopp's back line since the start of the Premier League season, Van Dijk could now miss games in three competitions in a huge blow to Liverpool's campaign.
