Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville have compared Thiago Alcantara to Manchester United legend Paul Scholes due to his ability to foul.
The Spaniard joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in the summer for £20million - a bargain given his talents and wealth of experience.
But it's a been an odd start to his Liverpool career. After recovering from Covid-19 and a knee problem the midfielder failed to find a win in four Premier League apperances.
Now with a couple of wins under his belt, a new trait has emerged - fouling. Thiago has shown he's not been afraid to get stuck in and prior to the City fixture had two yellow cards to his name.
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