Thiago Alcantara enjoyed a less-than-ideal start to life at Liverpool. After appearing for 45 minutes on his debut against Chelsea and breaking a Premier League record, he caught Covid-19 before suffering from a serious knee problem at the end of his first start at Goodison Park.
Over two months passed with him on the sidelines and when the Spaniard finally rejoined proceedings, he found that his team were deploying two midfielders in the centre of defence as a consequence of the injury crisis which had materialised at Anfield.
Since his return to action on December 30th, the English champions have picked up one point fewer than Sheffield United. When you put it like that, it doesn't sound great.
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