Klopp and Wijnaldum label Everton approach ‘unacceptable’

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is still angry about the tackle which sidelined Virgil Van Dijk for several months (Laurence Griffiths/PA)

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum were united in their condemnation of the Everton tackles which sidelined Virgil Van Dijk for several months and ruled Thiago Alcantara out of their Champions League opener against Ajax.

Van Dijk’s knee injury is a huge blow to their long-term hopes of defending the Premier League title and going deep in Europe again and the manner of his injury still rankles within the Reds squad.