Liverpool have been hit with injuries this season with latest happened to Virgil van Dijk.
The Dutch international seems to have played his last game against Everton in the Merseyside derby last weekend.
Van Dijk was substituted early in the game after a tackle in the box by Pickford who wasn't sent off as the whistle had gone for an offside call.
Liverpool travelled to the Amsterdam stadium on Wednesday night to face Ajax without senior players such as Alisson Becker, Matip, Thiago Alcantara and Van Dijk.
The Reds picked up a massive three points in the game thanks to Sadio Mane scuffed shot which saw Nicolas Tagliafico put the ball into his own net after 35 minutes.
The moment of scare came for Jurgen Klopp when the Senegal international was spotted on the sidelines with an ice pack on his leg after the game.
He reportedly played in the Champions League win against Ajax on Wednesday despite suffering from a dead leg, Goal reports.
After the game Klopp gave an update on the injury of his talisman.
"Sadio has since a few days a dead leg and deals with that in that area," Klopp said post-match.
"That's the only thing why it's still painful but it's not a problem. When he doesn't play, he puts ice on it."
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