Press conference: Jurgen Klopp confirms Virgil van Dijk surgery success | Fabinho to miss West Ham visit | 'Exceptional' Rhys Williams

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Virgil van Dijk’s successful ACL surgery, whilst also admitting Fabinho will miss Saturday’s visit of West Ham. Speaking to the media ahead of Saturday’s return to Premier League action, Klopp spoke on a number of topics regarding van Dijk’s injury and recovery. The manager also had praise for coach Vitor Matos in the ‘exceptional’ progress made by Rhys Williams. He also confirmed Fabinho will miss the game while both Thiago Alcantara and Naby Keita are progressing well in their recovery from injury. Enjoy.The Liverpool Echo sends a twice-daily Liverpool FC bulletin out via email with the all latest news, views and analysis from Anfield. Sign up for this service here: https://communicatoremail.com/F/QvfUCndgGDRHFbKqw0Z7Ip/Join our Blood Red podcast group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1656599847979758/Watch and subscribe to our Blood Red videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-TbqyJWlhRPedk-if0rKtw?view_as=subscriberVisit the Liverpool ECHO website: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fcDownload our Liverpool FC app for free: Apple – https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/lfc-echo/id1255495425 Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mirror.liverpoolfc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices