Injured to the knee in mid-October, Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara (29, 3 appearances in all competitions this season), made his comeback by coming into play in the 73rd minute of the match against Newcastle (0-0 ) Wednesday in the Premier League. As his side start sticking their tongues out, Reds coach Jürgen Klopp has high expectations for the Spaniard.
“We signed Thiago because we thought he was a good player, so you can imagine we would like to have him in the squad. It’s clear, appreciated the German technician in a press conference. a great player. I think of the 20 minutes he played the first 12 were awesome and then he felt the intensity, but that’s to be expected, he trained exactly twice with the team, there is still physical work to be done, still pace to be obtained. “
Author of an excellent debut after his transfer to 22 million euros last summer, Thiago hopes to finally have the opportunity to continue.
