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Daniel Murphy

Why Virgil van Dijk was not spotted at Liverpool training amid Premier League title race with Man City

Liverpool trio Virgil van Dijk, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana were all absent from an open training session at Melwood on Monday.

They weren't with the rest of the team and instead took part in their own bespoke sessions in order to manager their workloads going into the final weeks of the season.

There were concerns that PFA Player of the Year Van Dijk may be in danger of joining Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino on Liverpool's growing injury list.

An injury to Van Dijk would be a massive blow for Liverpool as he's been the fulcrum of their incredible defence this season as they go toe-to-toe in the Premier League with Man City.

Liverpool are currently top of the table after a late, dramatic 3-2 victory against Newcastle United on Saturday evening but still need City to slip up in one of their two remaining games to have a chance of winning their first ever Premier League crown.

Liverpool FC boss Jurgen Klopp reveals whether he will watch Man City vs Leicester

City can move back to the top of the table with a victory over Leicester City at the Etihad on Monday night.

Jurgen Klopp's side were training ahead of the Champions League semi-final second leg against Barcelona at Anfield on Tuesday.

Liverpool are 3-0 down after the first leg in Catalonia following goals from Luis Suarez and two from Lionel Messi.

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