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Van Dijk fitness boost for Liverpool as Matip expects centre-half partner to face Southampton

Virgil van Dijk “will be fit” to line up for Liverpool against former club Southampton, says Joel Matip, with the commanding defender suffering only a minor knock against Tottenham.

Jurgen Klopp caused some alarm for Reds supporters on Sunday when he revealed that the Netherlands international required an ice pack on his ankle after picking up a knock in a dramatic 2-1 win over Tottenham.

With the games coming thick and fast, and the next test against the Saints arriving on Friday, fears were raised as to Van Dijk’s ability to be 100 per cent at St Mary’s.