SM
Real Madrid vs AC Milan: 15 hrs 44 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews
Collect News Data
LL
Premier League | Gameweek 30
Apr 9, 2023 at 4.30pm UK
Anfield
AL

Liverpool
2 - 2
Arsenal

Salah (42'), Firmino (87')
van Dijk (31'), Alexander-Arnold (41'), Robertson (45+5'), Fabinho (55')
FT(HT: 1-2)
Martinelli (8'), Jesus (28')
White (23'), Xhaka (41'), Ramsdale (53'), Saka (84')

Thiago Alcantara returns Liverpool training ahead of Arsenal clash

:Headline: Thiago Alcantara returns Liverpool training ahead of Arsenal clash:
Thiago Alcantara returns to full Liverpool training from a hip problem as the Reds prepare to host Premier League leaders Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday.
Sports Mole

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has made his long-awaited return to full training as he enters the final stages of his recovery from a hip injury.

The 31-year-old sustained the problem prior to February's Merseyside derby win over Everton and has since sat out the Reds' last 10 games in all competitions.

Liverpool have won just four of their 10 games in which Thiago has been unavailable, as the ex-Bayern Munich man's fitness troubles continue to plague him.

Thiago was not ready to return for Tuesday's draw with Chelsea, although Jurgen Klopp affirmed before the game that the midfielder was getting closer to a return.

Liverpool return to Anfield comforts to host league leaders Arsenal on Sunday, and the Reds could welcome Thiago back into the squad for the visit of the Gunners after the Spaniard was put through his paces on the training pitches on Thursday.

Thiago appeared to be in good spirits on the field at Kirkby, as he aims to make his 25th appearance of a disrupted season during the visit of Arsenal, and he has just one assist to his name in the current campaign too.

Klopp will be expected to give an update on the midfielder's condition in Friday's pre-game press conference, but he will seemingly be fine to tackle the Gunners in what would be his first appearance since February 4.

Since joining from Bayern Munich in 2020, the Spain international has posted three goals and six assists in 93 games for the Reds, while missing a further 60 matches through injury or illness.

Alongside Thiago, Luis Diaz continued to increase his workload with his teammates on Thursday, and there is a slim chance that the Colombia attacker could face the Gunners too.

Diaz has not been seen on the pitch since October's loss to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium due to a knee injury and subsequent setback, but Klopp believes that the Reds' trip to Leeds United on April 17 is a more realistic date for his comeback.

Elsewhere, Virgil van Dijk was back among the group after missing Tuesday's draw with Chelsea through illness, while Naby Keita was seen running individually with a fitness coach as he battles a muscular problem.

However, all of Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota, Arthur and Joe Gomez were absent from team training, although it is unclear if any member of the quartet is nursing anything serious.

Jota and Gomez both played the full 90 at Stamford Bridge, while Salah was brought on for the final 25 minutes of that goalless stalemate with his former club, and Arthur was an unused substitute yet again.

Since recovering from thigh surgery, Juventus loanee Arthur has been an unused substitute in three successive Premier League games, and the Brazilian is still waiting for his first taste of English top-flight football.

Stefan Bajcetic (adductor) and Calvin Ramsay (knee) are both out for the rest of the campaign for Liverpool, who sit eighth in the Premier League table ahead of the visit of Arsenal. body check tags ::

amp_article__510789 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2023-04-07 01:11:42:
html db last update - 2023-04-07 01:11:42 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html
Read more!

Click here for more stories about Thiago Alcantara

Click here for more stories about Liverpool

Share this article now:


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Liverpool aiming to record best-ever away run against Chelsea
Harry Houdini: Wilson's late wizardry helps Fulham snatch victory from Brentford
Preview: Liverpool vs. B. Leverkusen - prediction, team news, lineups
Manchester City planning Josko Gvardiol move?
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.

history www

Preview: Red Star vs. Barcelona - prediction, team news, lineups

1

PR

Hoping for the best: Chelsea star Palmer 'to undergo scan' on knee injury

2

HF

''It's been very tough' - Amorim opens up on taking Man United job

3

'B

Is Haaland injured? Guardiola reveals all ahead of Sporting clash

4

IH

Preview: Brugge vs. Aston Villa - prediction, team news, lineups

5

PB

Mainoo, Maguire return dates: Man United injury, suspension news vs. PAOK

6

MM

Preview: One Day International Series: West Indies vs. England - prediction, team news, series so far

7

PO

Team News: Real Madrid vs. AC Milan injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

8

TN

Team News: Liverpool vs. B. Leverkusen injury, suspension list, predicted XIs

9

TN

Preview: Coventry vs. Derby - prediction, team news, lineups

10

PC


. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .