Thiago Alcantara is set to return to Liverpool training this week, handing a new-look midfield department with a huge boost ahead of transfer deadline day
While all the talk has been of rebuilding Liverpool's midfield in recent months, there is one illustrious member of that department who has been conspicuous only by his absence.
The former Barcelona and Bayern Munich star is, Jurgen Klopp says, expected back in training this week, handing the Reds a sizable boost in the process. With Wataru Endo starting alongside fellow new signings Dominikl Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister at Newcastle, a new-look engine room was given its debut in less-than-ideal circumstances on Sunday afternoon.
Factor in the curious statistic that Endo has played 56 of 86 Liverpool minutes to date with a man less and it becomes even more obvious as to why there might still be one or two things to iron out for Klopp and his backroom staff in the centre of the park. The upcoming international break will give the manager the opportunity to do that in tactical and analysis meetings but before then, a visit from Aston Villa awaits on Sunday afternoon.
The influx of fresh blood has theoretically allowed Liverpool to be less reliant on a player who, for all his gifts, has never proven himself to be the most durable. However, with just three through the door in a summer that has seen as many as five leave - plus Arthur Melo return to Juventus - the feeling persists, to some at least, that the Reds remain at least one short of a full deck.
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