Virgil van Dijk revealed he played through illness to help Liverpool beat Wolves 2-0 in Friday's Premier League clash at Molineux.
The Dutch centre-back capped a brilliant display with his first Premier League goal for the club, adding to Mohamed Salah's first-half opener, as the Reds moved four points clear at the top.
Despite feeling under the weather, Van Dijk made himself available for the match to ease Jurgen Klopp's defensive crisis, with Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold all out injured for the start of the busy festive period.
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Van Dijk was happy to play his part in another important victory for Liverpool - their seventh in a row in the league - which ensured they will be top at Christmas, regardless of Manchester City's result against Crystal Palace on Saturday.