Liverpool can deal with Van Dijk absence, Henderson says

Liverpool can deal with Van Dijk absence, Henderson says

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson, Reuters





Reuters) - Liverpool have the quality in their squad to deal with the absence through injury of influential centre back Virgil van Dijk, said skipper Jordan Henderson said.

Defender Van Dijk damaged knee ligaments after a tackle by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park last Saturday.

Writing in Liverpool's matchday programme for Saturday's Premier League game against Sheffield United, Henderson said any team in the world would miss the Dutchman but the champions must not make it a bigger issue than it needs to be.

"I look at the players we have who can play that position and I wouldn't swap them for anyone else. Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Fabinho are international-quality players who have