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Virgil van Dijk has claimed that Liverpool are well covered in defence following injury to Joel Matip. Matip is set to miss the rest of the season having ruptured his ACL against Fulham on Sunday. It’s a crushing blow for the player, who had been in excellent form this season. Nevertheless, the show must go on for Liverpool. Without Matip, the Reds have three senior centre-back options: Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez. Crucially, Jurgen Klopp can also now count on 20-year-old Jarell Quansah who has been surprisingly excellent this season. And it’s Quansah who Van Dijk singled out when …

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