(Reuters) - Liverpool are still assessing the fitness of Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk ahead of Tuesday's Premier League trip to Southampton where they could close the gap on leaders Manchester City to one point, manager Juergen Klopp said on Monday.
Forward Salah and defender Van Dijk were substituted during Saturday's FA Cup final against Chelsea, which Liverpool won on penalties to lift their second trophy of the season.
Klopp added that defensive midfielder Fabinho, who missed the win over Chelsea with a hamstring injury, will remain sidelined for the game at St Mary's Stadium.Liverpool trail reigning champions City by four points with two games left but Klopp said he did not expect Pep Guardiola's side, who drew 2-2 at West Ham United on Sunday, to slip up again when they host Aston Villa this weekend.
Southampton are 15th in the table with 40 points after a run of one win in 10 games hampered their hopes of a top-10 finish.