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Jurgen Klopp Gives Updates on Wijnaldum, Van Dijk Ahead of Club World Cup Final

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is hopeful Georginio Wijnaldum and Virgil van Dijk can recover in time to face Flamengo in Saturday's 2019 FIFA Club World Cup final.

Neither player was part of the squad that defeated Monterrey 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the tournament final in Doha, Qatar. Wijnaldum was taken off with a muscle injury in last Saturday's 2-0 Premier League win over Watford, while Van Dijk was absent in midweek due to illness.

Manager Klopp told reporters on Friday: "We will see on both things, actually. Virgil was part of training today.