Virgil van Dijk sends emotional message to Andy Robertson on behalf of Liverpool squad

Virgil van Dijk says he has reached out to Andy Robertson following his shoulder injury and admits he is "gutted" for his Liverpool team-mate.

The Scotland captain suffered a dislocated shoulder while on international duty

Jurgen Klopp believes Robertson is likely to be sidelined for the next three months after confirming that surgery will be needed

Van Dijk says he has spoken to his colleague about the setback and says the whole squad are on hand to help the popular Robertson during his recovery period

Van Dijk

"Of course [we've spoken],"

"I spoke to him when it happened. I’m gutted for him.

"It’s not nice to have an injury that is bad, the shoulder is hard work, we’ve seen it with Mo, there’s so much work to go through but we are here to support him all the way through and he will be fine. Tough weeks ahead of him."

On the derby Van Dijk added

"We shouldn’t panic [at 0-0], we have the quality that whatever happens in the game, 1-0 down or in the last couple of minutes still 0-0, chasing for the winner, we have to be calm and that’s a sign of a great team because we have players that can make a difference. Today we did that very well.

"You try to be patient, you try to play quick and sometimes you take a bit of risk with passing and if you lose the ball that can happen. It’s about how you react and work defensively and I think we did that very well."