Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Thiago Alcantara is back fit and available for tomorrow’s clash with Leeds, but he was slightly less confident about Jordan Henderson’s fitness as he provided an update on the pair earlier today, according to broadcast by James Pearce of The Athletic.
The Liverpool captain limped off after sustaining a knock to his knee during Ajax’s 3-0 Champions League defeat on Wednesday and appeared to be in severe pain.
Our No. 6, meanwhile, has missed our last two games with an ear infection and was seriously missed out against Nottingham Forest when we fell to a shock 1-0 loss at the City Ground last weekend.
“Thiago is back,” Klopp confirmed on Friday (via The Athletic).
“With Hendo, (Henderson) we have to wait a little bit. He was a bit stiff yesterday and just had treatment. I hope he’s okay.”
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The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich midfield maestro will be keen to gain minutes against Jesse Marsch’s side as the World Cup in Qatar approaches.
Henderson has come under fire of late after not being at the level we all know him to be capable of, but his performance in Amsterdam during the week was impressive.
He provided a sublime assist for Mo Salah’s opener and covered a lot of ground against the Dutch champions as we secured our place in the Round of 16.
When fit, both players are regular starters under Klopp and it will be interesting to see which XI the German tactician selects tomorrow.
Joel Matip, Naby Keita, Luis Diaz, Arthur Melo and Diogo Jota are unavailable as they continue to recover from their respective injuries.
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