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Jurgen Klopp gives Liverpool update on four players after huge injury boost

Jurgen Klopp has shared an update on the condition of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker and Stefan Bajcetic ahead of Liverpool’s Europa League clash with Atalanta.

 

Jurgen Klopp has admitted he hasn’t yet decided if Trent Alexander-Arnold or Diogo Jota will be involved in Liverpool’s Europa League quarter-final clash with Atalanta on Thursday night.

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The pair have been sidelined for two months but took part in team training at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday along with fellow returnees Alisson Becker and Stefan Bajcetic.

 

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Speaking ahead of facing the Serie A outfit, Klopp insisted he has no intentions to rush his returning players back to action as he stressed the need for them to gain rhythm.

“We will have to see that (if they can feature),” he said. “Obviously we didn’t rush it with the boys. We can but we didn’t.

 

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“That means they did a lot of training by themselves, especially Diogo and Trent. Worked as a group since two, three weeks. Could do really proper training.

 

“Looked very good yesterday to be honest. We have to see. They are now back in training and we have to see how we involve them, how we use them.

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“We need them, that is clear, but we need them in the best possible shape. And we want to give them a kind of rhythm. It’s always a challenge to re-integrate the guys.

 

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“But with the quality they have, it should be a bit easier. We will use them in the next days and weeks. What it means for tomorrow, I didn’t make a decision yet.”

 

Meanwhile, Klopp revealed that Alisson is not yet back in full training, and that Bajcetic is likely to play for the Under-21s before he is considered ready to make a first team return.

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“Stefan is a little bit different because he was out for much longer but is now training with us for longer as well,” he said. “I think with the long spell he had without playing football, it makes sense, we might give him a game with the U21s and let’s see how he deals with that.

 

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“That’s not the plan with the other three guys. Alisson is on the way back as well. I think Ali so far, it’s seven or eight weeks. He’s not back in full training yet.

 

“Jota was 10 weeks or something? It was really long, and Trent is the longest since I’ve known him. They all need to get back step-by-step.

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“Jota, Ali, Trent, usually think the first day they can step on the training ground, we have to bring them again and play them again. We probably had these situations in the last few years and it’s never really healthy.

 

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“It doesn’t help a lot, they need time to get up to speed again. They are most happy that we are still in the situation we are in.

 

“If they are now ready to go, minutes and more, it’s perfect timing because we play Thursday, Sunday, Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday. We will need the boys. It’s not about who can play all the games.

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“The young boys or whoever stepped in and played the role, they shouldn’t and couldn’t play all the games. We need all the players and we always need quality on the pitch because we have to pretty much win all the games.

 

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“That’s good news, I cannot say anything negative. They need time and hopefully we can give them that time.”

 

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