Jurgen Klopp provides injury update on Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ahead of Norwich opener

Jurgen Klopp has provided crucial injury update on Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ahead of Liverpool's Premier League opener against Norwich City on Saturday. The centre-back duo continued their respective returns from long-term injury during the Reds’ final pre-season friendlies, with Van Dijk playing around 70 minutes against Athletic Club and Gomez completing an hour versus CA Osasuna. And the Reds' boss thinks both will be in contention to make the XI at Carrow Road, although the boss stressed that no final decisions on their involvement have yet been made.

“I think so, it looks like [they are available to start]. But how it is with these kind of things, we have nothing to rush in this department,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com.   “We just have to make then a decision on who will start, who will come on, things like this and if I think they are ready for 90 minutes then they are ready to start.    “If I think we have to take them off earlier then it makes no sense because centre-half is not actually a position where you want to change during a game and so we will see.    “But both look really good. An intense season is coming up. We will see how we decide that.” 

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