Virgil van Dijk forced off following clash of heads during Liverpool friendly in Salzburg

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was forced off with a nasty head injury in the friendly match against Salzburg.

The Dutchman left the pitch holding a pad to stem the blood from the cut just above his right eye following a clash of heads in the second-half.

He was replaced by centre-half Nat Phillips.

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was forced off with a nasty head injury on Tuesday

The Reds will hope that the injury is not serious so he will be available to face Arsenal in the Community Shield on Saturday. 

Liverpool were losing 2-0 when Van Dijk went off in the 55th minute. 

But substitute Rhian Brewster scored twice in the 72nd and 81st minutes to secure a draw for Jurgen Klopp’s side. 

The Dutchman suffered a nasty cut above his eye following a clash of heads in the second-half