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Liverpool star van Dijk in doubt for Club World Cup final

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk is in doubt for Saturday's Club World Cup final against Flamengo.

The Dutchman missed the semi-final win over Monterrey, causing Jordan Henderson to fill in at centre-back.

Manager Jurgen Klopp said: "It was an easy decision actually because he couldn't train.

"Yes, he was yesterday on the [training] pitch for a couple of minutes until the media left [the session] and then, unfortunately, he had to leave as well. Not because of the media, just because he didn't feel well.

"So yesterday no training was possible, this morning no training possible, so it was an easy decision – he couldn't play. It was difficult for Hendo to deal with, but he did really good.

"We will see, I don't know how quick he can recover. We will see."

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