Dominik Szoboszlai appears to have confirmed the identity of Liverpool’s new captain.
The impending departure of Jordan Henderson, who is reported to have agreed a move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq, has created a vacancy at Anfield.
With fellow stalwart James Milner also having departed earlier this summer, Jurgen Klopp has a difficult decision to make, although the German was in no mood to discuss Henderson’s controversial move following last night’s win over Karlsruher.
When asked about Henderson’s absence after the game, Klopp said: ‘There’s actually nothing to say.
‘As long as things are not really finally decided, we don’t have to talk about it. There will be a moment where we probably have to talk about it, but it’s not now.
‘I don’t know that anything is decided, which means nothing to say in the moment. But that’s even better for you because you can speculate, which is much more fun! If I say something then it’s finished!
‘In the end, all of these decisions are made by me.
‘And because I respect the players a lot, it’s usually [with the player’s] consent. It was in this case, and it is all fine.’
On the evidence of Szoboszlai’s social media activity, however, it appears Klopp has already settled on Virgil van Dijk as the man to lead the Reds into the new season.
The experience defender wore the armband last night as Liverpool began their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 win.
Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo were both on target before two goals in injury time from Diogo Jota secured victory.
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