Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp vows to be patient and not take any risks with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez during pre-season after the central defensive duo missed out again in the friendly win over Mainz The Liverpool defenders are back on training after recovering from injury The pair have not featured in any of the Reds' three pre-season matches They are unlikely to feature in next week's friendly against Hertha Berlin
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp played down the chances of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez making their long-awaited comebacks from injury during the club's pre-season tour of Austria.
Klopp started new signing Ibrahimi Konate and Joel Matip in central defence for the first half against Mainz on Friday night before Nat Phillips and Billy Koumetio featured in a fully changed XI after the break.