Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp provides Van Dijk and Salah injury updates ahead of the final day

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has revealed that, while both Virgil Van Dijk and Mohamed Salah may be fit for their final day showdown with Wolves, the Reds will not take any risks.

Salah limped off in the first half of their FA Cup win over Chelsea, holding what looked to be his groin, though Klopp afterwards revealed that it was nowhere near as serious as first feared. Nor was the injury to Virgil Van Dijk, who was taken off at full time during the same game, and replaced by Joel Matip for extra time.

Both, alongside Fabinho, are desperately needed to be fit for Liverpool’s clash with Real Madrid in Paris in the Champions League final come May 28th, as the trio drastically increase the chances of it being Klopp and co. that lift the trophy come the end of the game.

And, as a result, they will not be unduly risked in the final game of the season if they are not 100%.

‘My preferred solution would be that they could play this weekend, for rhythm purposes, but if not then we will take it from there,’ Klopp told the media.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will not take any risks with Salah, Van Dijk, Fabinho, Gomez.

“My preferred solution would be that they could play this weekend, for rhythm purposes, but if not then we will take it from there.”#LFC

— Neil Jones (@neiljonesgoal) May 20, 2022

Liverpool need favour from old mates

To snatch the title on the final day of the season, Liverpool need to win and hope that Manchester City fail to win against Aston Villa at the Etihad. Three points is not a formality for Jurgen Klopp’s side, with his side up against a Wolves side that are notoriously good at keeping the ball out, having conceded the joint 4th most goals in the league.

However, not having won in their last 5, they are not in the form that they were over Christmas, and the Reds shouldn’t find it to difficult to come away with the win. From there, they will be relying on former stars Steven Gerrard and Philippe Coutinho, both now at Aston Villa as manager and player respectively, to conjure some magic.

Then-Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard holds the trophy surrounded by teammates at the end of the UEFA Champions League football final AC Milan vs Liverpool, 25 May 2005 at the Ataturk Stadium in Istanbul. Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties.  (FILIPPO MONTEFORTE/AFP via Getty Images)

Should they lift the trophy, which will be a replica as the real one will be in Manchester under the assumption that Manchester City win, Klopp’s side will be one step closer to an unprecedented quadruple.

And, it will all be celebrated on an open bus tour the day after the Champions League final, irrespective of the result.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	37	72	90
2	Liverpool FC	37	66	89
3	Chelsea FC	36	42	70
4	Tottenham Hotspur	37	24	68
5	Arsenal FC	37	9	66
6	Manchester United	37	1	58
7	West Ham United	37	11	56
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	37	-3	51
9	Leicester City	36	0	48
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	37	-4	48
11	Brentford FC	37	-7	46
12	Newcastle United	37	-19	46
13	Crystal Palace	36	4	45
14	Aston Villa	36	-1	44
15	Southampton FC	37	-21	40
16	Everton FC	36	-20	36
17	Leeds United	37	-38	35
18	Burnley FC	36	-18	34
19	Watford FC	37	-42	23
20	Norwich City	37	-56	22

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	21
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	13
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Maddison, James	Leicester City	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	9
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	8
James, Daniel	Leeds United	1	7

Player	Team	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	9
Maddison, James	Leicester City	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	8
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6