Jurgen Klopp has made it clear exactly how furious he and his Liverpool players were in the immediate aftermath of October's clash with Everton.
And midfielder Thiago Alcantara was also badly injured by a late Richarlison lunge, with the Brazilian shown a straight red card in injury time.And speaking ahead of the game Klopp insisted there were no hard feelings - but admitted that was not the case when they initially learned the extent of Van Dijk's injury.
"But now that's long gone and we just don't think about it, but it's still a derby and that's enough to be motivated." Turkish centre-back Ozan Kabak was brought in in January to serve as a replacement for Van Dijk, and Klopp appears impressed with what he has seen so far.
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