Salah & Van Dijk out for Southampton | Klopp rules Liverpool out of Mbappe 'battle'

Liverpool will be without Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah for Tuesday's trip to Southampton, but Jurgen Klopp says there is "no doubt" they will be back for the Champions League final.

Salah suffered a groin injury in Saturday's FA Cup final win over Chelsea while Van Dijk withdrew due to a knee problem, sparking fears Liverpool could be without two of their most key players for the final stages of the season as they chase an historic quadruple.

Saturday's penalties victory over Chelsea at Wembley secured trophy number two for Klopp's side this season, and their title chances received a boost on Sunday as Premier League leaders Manchester City drew 2-2 at West Ham, giving Liverpool the chance to close the gap to one point with a win over Southampton.

But the Reds will have to make do without Salah and Van Dijk at St Mary's in their penultimate game of the Premier League season, with Klopp unwilling to take any risks ahead of a pivotal few weeks.

Klopp said: "Will they be involved tomorrow? No. Virg definitely not. But that was pretty much clear before the game.

"They are both OK, so the target would be that they could both be involved on the weekend, properly involved, from the bench [for] a couple minutes or start.

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