Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Thiago Alcantara will not feature for Liverpool against West Brom this weekend. But fit again duo Xherdan Shaqiri and James Milner are both in line to feature as Liverpool's injury issues further clear.
Spain international Thiago finally resumed first team training this week, and is hoping to make his comeback over the festive period.
The 29 year-old has been sidelined with a knee injury suffered in the Merseyside derby back in October, following a wild challenge from Richardson, for which the Brazilian was red carded.
He suffered a series of setbacks in his bid to return to action, but having been working with club physios for a number of weeks, the ex-Bayern Munich star this week returned to first-team
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