Fortunately, the damage to the Dutch defender is not that bad, says trainer Jürgen Klopp. “I think he’s okay, but he had muscle problems.” The German is more concerned about the attacker. “That looks worse than Virgil’s. When he said he felt something, I decided to take him off.”
Van Dijk confirmed that a little later in front of the cameras of Ziggo Sports that he’s okay with it. “I’m not worried, but I have no idea what it is.” Furthermore, the mandekker was especially happy with the FA Cup win. “This win means a lot to me. This season demands a lot from us with all that competition. But if we hadn’t made it to the final, you would have had a week off now, but you don’t want that either.”
Klopp was also proud of his team after winning the second cup final of the season. “It was nerve-wracking, my nails are gone. I couldn’t be more proud of my boys and how hard they fought. It was an unbelievably intense match. Chelsea played great and would have deserved it just as much, but in the end there has to be one winner and that was us today.”