Virgil van Dijk admits Liverpool overcompensated in absence of injured stars

Virgil van Dijk admitted Liverpool tried to overcompensate for their injury-hit stars (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admits the team was probably guilty of trying too hard to compensate for the absence of a host of star players in the 4-1 victory over Luton.

Forwards Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah were the latest added to an absentee list, which had grown to 11 senior players and left manager Jurgen Klopp short of options, certainly of match-winners, as his bench comprised three defenders and four academy players.