Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Thiago Alcantara suffered another injury setback after his first appearance in 10 months, reports claim.
32-year-old Thiago, whose current contract runs out coming summer, is in need of medical assistance after suffering a muscle injury on Sunday when Liverpool took on Arsenal. Klopp introduced the Spaniard as an 85th-minute substitute. It was his first game in about 10 months. His previous Liverpool appearance came against West Ham in April last year.
How things stand for Liverpool
Arsenal's 3-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday, followed by City's victory at Brentford by the same score on Monday, has left what appears to be a three-way fight for English soccer's biggest prize. It has the potential to be the closest finish between three teams for a decade, when there was only four points between eventual champion City, Liverpool and Chelsea after the final round of the 2013-14 season.
Liverpool, which has the joint-best defensive record in the league and is second for most goals scored, still has to play City at home in mid-March and has potentially testing away games at Manchester United and Aston Villa. The biggest thing going against Liverpool could be the fact that the team is still going for silverware on four fronts, having reached the English League Cup final, the FA Cup fifth round and the Europa League last 16. There'll be a few Thursday-Sunday turnarounds if the Reds go far in Europe, which they should.
