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Van Dijk injury 'should not be too serious' after Liverpool defender forced off

The problem comes at an unfortunate time, with the club facing a difficult run of fixtures, but the centre-half isn't expected to be out for long

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk's injury 'should not be too serious' after he was withdrawn from Saturday's game against former club Southampton with a rib injury.

With the Reds 3-0 up, the Dutch centre-back was involved in a challenge with Shane Long in the 51st minute and came away holding his side.

Van Dijk was unable to continue and had to be subbed off four minutes later, with Joe Gomez coming on in his place.