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Jurgen Klopp Says Virgil van Dijk Not Training, a Doubt for Liverpool v Chelsea

Liverpool may travel to Chelsea on Saturday without centre-back Virgil van Dijk, according to Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.

The Dutchman did not feature against the Blues in the Carabao Cup in midweek and could miss out on the Premier League clash at Stamford Bridge, too.

Klopp said in his press conference on Friday: "We have to wait, he didn't train with the team so far."

"Virgil is a world-class player, and when you miss a world class player it's not cool," he added. "Dejan Lovren played his first game in 10 weeks and most of that time he couldn't train.