Klopp dismisses Thiago ‘rubbish’ after Liverpool win

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Thiago Alcantara Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed “rubbish” assumptions that Thiago Alcantara has been the reason for Liverpool’s demise this season.

Klopp’s side earned a 2-0 win at Anfield on Wednesday through goals from Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah to secure a 4-0 aggregate win over RB Leipzig.


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Thiago was impressive in a reshaped midfield which saw Fabinho’s crucial return to his defensive midfield role.

And when asked by a German reporter about the Spaniard, Klopp said: “Thiago was good, they were all good.

“When Naby (Keita) came on that was also good and it was helpful.

“I assume when you all look at Liverpool from Germany, people say it’s (the problems) to do with Thiago or whatever – that’s rubbish.

“For the players who were new, they always needed time to get used to our gameplan but Thiago doesn’t have that.

“But he improves week on week. It is not a short-term project, it is a long-term project and it was good.

“It is very fluid how we work together, the boys played some nice passes and Thiago had a great chance as well, I think he could have had a shot on goal but instead passed.”