Jürgen Klopp has shed more light on the problem that is stopping Thiago Alcântara from adding to his two appearances for Liverpool.
Speaking on Tuesday before the Ajax game, the Liverpool Echo quote Klopp as saying: ‘After Everton it was a really bad injury. He trained from time to time but not in the moment. We realise it was a really big impact on the knee and he has to take a few more steps, and it will take a few weeks.’
Richarlison’s awful challenge on the former Barcelona maestro really seems to have done a lot of damage, which is awful to see.
Liverpool arguably signed the best deep-lying playmaker in Europe when they brought the 29-year-old to Anfield in the summer, shortly after he’d just won the Champions League.
However, the Reds supporters have been robbed of seeing the classy No.6, and it doesn’t sound like they’re going to see much of him in what’s left of 2020.
It’s no surprise that the ex-Bayern Munich man is struggling so much.
His knee can be seen going backwards after the Everton No.7 flew into him, as someone on Twitter pointed out in a short clip of the incident.
Joe Gomez’s reaction – putting his hands on his head in horror – tells you all you need to know about how dangerous the challenge from Richarlison was.
Hopefully, the dreadful, studs-up lunge won’t have any long-lasting repercussions on Thiago’s career – if that was the case, it would be heartbreaking.
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