Arthur Melo’s road to full fitness continued on Tuesday night - with the Brazilian involved in one of the more eye-catching substitutions in recent history.
The Brazilian international was brought to Anfield in the final hours of the summer window, with Jurgen Klopp’s side facing an injury crisis in midfield. Signed on a season-long loan deal from Juventus, hopes are high that he will be able to contribute with the Reds once again competing on all fronts.
But after being deemed surplus to requirements by the Bianconeri, Arthur had a disjointed pre-season and Klopp admitted it will take him some time to get up to speed. "Arthur needs now just football - and training, especially, that's how it is. He wasn't in team training for a while at Juve, so he needs proper team training - and that's what we are doing with him," he said earlier this month.
