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Liverpool will reportedly be without Thiago Alcantara to face LASK later this week in their UEFA Europa League opener. The midfielder has been spotted in training at Kirkby, though Thiago is not yet working with a ball, meaning that the former Bayern Munich star could be out for a few more weeks. Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images Thiago could have been an exceptional option for Liverpool to have in their squad for LASK this week. The Europa League is a competition that the Reds are one of the early favourites for, and Thiago could had used the midweek games to build his fitness and to get back into Jurgen Klopp’s good books.

LASK would have been dream fixture for Thiago to make Liverpool return



The Europa League will provide out-of-favour players the chance to impress Klopp ahead of Premier League fixtures the following Sunday, and Thiago missing out against LASK will be a blow. The midfielder is in need of returning to the pitch having been out for five months now, and missing one of six Europa League games will be a blow for Thiago.