Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp offers Virgil van Dijk injury update ahead of Community Shield clash with Arsenal

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp expects Virgil van Dijk to be ready to face Arsenal in the Community Shield despite sustaining a cut above his eye against RB Salzburg.

The Reds completed their pre-season programme with a 2-2 draw at the home of the Austrian champions on Tuesday afternoon.

However, they were hit by an injury blow early in the second half as Van Dijk went down following a corner.

Replays showed the Dutchman had taken an inadvertent elbow to the top of his head, which opened a wound that forced his withdrawal.

But, speaking at full-time, Klopp was optimistic about the talismanic defender’s chances of featuring at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

The manager said: “Virg only looks like he has a piercing now and has a plaster on it.

“It should not be, and is, no problem. In the moment it is of course not cool but there will not be a problem.”