Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Virgil van Dijk has been ruled out for 'more than a month' with a hamstring injury.
However, the Liverpool boss did admit that it was his decision to take him off at half-time during the Reds' 3-1 defeat at Brentford.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool's FA Cup tie with Wolves, Klopp said: 'In the end the diagnosis was pretty harsh: weeks, more than a month. We hope it goes quick.
'We talk about weeks, more than a month.'
But he added: 'I took him off actually - in the end the diagnosis was pretty harsh.