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Jamie Carragher hails the 'leadership' shown by Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool squad in the absence of Virgil van Dijk as Reds continue to impress despite their ongoing injury crisis

Jamie Carragher believes there is now 'more leadership' within the Liverpool squad and that members of Jurgen Klopp's squad have stepped up in the absence of Virgil van Dijk.

The Dutch defender suffered a long-term injury in last month's Merseyside derby after a horror tackle from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford left Van Dijk needing knee surgery.

Klopp has also had to contend with injuries to Thiago Alcantara, Joe Gomez, Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah among others in recent weeks.

Jamie Carragher has hailed the 'leadership' within the Liverpool squad amid their injury woes
Carragher says members of Jurgen Klopp's squad have stepped up in Virgil van Dijk's absence

Despite being ravaged by injuries, Liverpool produced arguably their best performance of the season on Sunday night to thrash Leicester 3-0.