Liverpool have traveled to Naples for their next match in the Champions League group stage with Luciano Spalletti’s Napoli.
Speaking before the tie, the German told assembled journalists at his pre-match press conference that Arthur would be capable of playing minutes at the Stadio Armando Diego Maradona, although a full game will come too soon for the 26-year-old in comments. transmitted. by Paul Gorst on Twitter.
Klopp on Arthur: “He just needs football now. He hasn’t been training with the team for a while, that’s what we’re doing. Can he play minutes? Yes. Full game? No. He needs to get used to the intensity. He’s fine, giving it everything. We’ll see if we can use it.”
— Paul Gorst (@ptgorst) September 6, 2022
The playmaker had fallen out of favor with former boss Massimiliano Allegri at Juventus and his last string of competitive minutes came in the Italian Cup final in May.
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With Thiago Alcantara also unlikely to get many minutes, following his recent return from the bench, there’s a chance the Brazilian could make a decent cameo in relatively familiar territory.
Ideally, starting with a more technical operator in midfield can give Liverpool the control in midfield they need to make a better impact in a game that has historically proven problematic.
However, it looks like we won’t be able to see the former Blaugrana star much before the second half of the action.
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