{"id":293813,"date":"2023-10-21T06:39:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293813"},"modified":"2023-10-21T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:39:23","slug":"jurgen-klopp-may-deploy-forgotten-liverpool-man-against-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/jurgen-klopp-may-deploy-forgotten-liverpool-man-against-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurgen Klopp may deploy forgotten Liverpool man against Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may deploy ‘forgotten man’ Thiago Alcantara when Everton visit Anfield on Saturday for the first Merseyside derby of the season. The Spain international is yet to appear this term after undergoing surgery to rectify a hip issue towards the end of the last campaign.<\/p>\n

Liverpool struggled for form last term and missed out on a place in this season\u2019s Champions League as they could only muster a fifth-place Premier League finish. The Reds had issues in the centre of the pitch, with the likes of Thiago, Fabinho and Jordan Henderson all failing to find their sparkle.<\/p>\n

But Thiago is the only one of that trio remaining in the north west after the other two were shipped off to Saudi Arabia over the summer. Klopp bolstered his central options by signing Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig, Wataru Endo from Stuttgart and Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich during the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

He has been rewarded with improved displays from his side. And Liverpool have climbed to fourth in the Premier League table after winning five of their opening eight matches.<\/p>\n

But Thiago could still have a crucial role to play at Anfield this season. He has previously been a star performer under Klopp and helped Liverpool win the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in 2021-2022, the same season he was named in the PFA Team of the Year.<\/p>\n

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Thiago isn\u2019t expected to start against the Toffees, with Klopp likely to stick with the players who have helped the side kick on during the early part of the season. But the 32-year-old could be handed a place on the bench and could get a late runout after returning to full training recently.<\/p>\n

Liverpool will be desperate for victory over Everton after picking up just one point from their last two matches before the international break. The Reds were beaten 2-1 by Tottenham in late September after Luis Diaz wrongly had a goal ruled out for offside. And Klopp\u2019s men were then held to a 2-2 draw by Brighton in their next clash.<\/p>\n