At the End of a Storm: 6 stages in Liverpool's roller-coaster 2020-21 season

#2 Liverpool adapt well after Virgil van Dijk's injury

We all in @LFC team work on and off the field take the draw in the end ! Focus on the next one 👊#MCILIV #LFC pic.twitter.com/Ui3okEoMVC

— John Achterberg (@1JohnAchterberg) November 8, 2020

Despite losing their star man for the rest of the season, Liverpool battled on.

They initially managed to get by, with tight 2-1 victories against Sheffield United and West Ham United at Anfield. Diogo Jota was proving to be a smash-hit, coming on to score winners in both those games. The former Wolves man also got a Champions League hat-trick away to Atalanta in November.

Liverpool's toughest challenge of the month came against Manchester City. A lively first half was offset by a conservative second, as the supposed title rivals ended level with each other. A 1-1 draw was the fair result at the Etihad Stadium, even if Kevin De Bruyne missed a penalty.

Fabinho stepped in at center-back alongside Joe Gomez, who seemingly had a huge campaign ahead of him. However, the Englishman suffered his own season-ending knee injury a month after Virgil van Dijk went down. It was a terribly unfortunate situation.

𝐇𝐎𝐖 do you stop @LFC ⁉️ #LIVLEI pic.twitter.com/ZsFh265SVo

— Premier League India (@PLforIndia) November 22, 2020

Liverpool looked unfazed by it and proceeded to demolish Leicester City 3-0 in a smooth display. Jota got another goal, proving his worth up top for The Reds. However, Thiago would have to wait to make an impact for his new club as he spent over two months on the sidelines following his injury at Everton.

They were, however, pegged back by Brighton the following week. Another controversial VAR call at the death cost Jurgen Klopp's side the victory. With van Dijk and Gomez out, Liverpool had to rely on the injury-prone Joel Matip to remain fit before potentially signing some defensive reinforcements in January.