It's time for your Liverpool FC morning digest on Thursday, August 11.
'Doesn't make sense' - Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva questions Liverpool praise
Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has questioned whether Liverpool merited the praise they received after coming close to an unprecedented quadruple last season.
The Reds lifted the League Cup and FA Cup and were in the hunt for all four major trophies until the last week of the campaign when they missed out on the Premier League title by a point from City and were then beaten 1-0 by Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Liverpool's efforts were recognised by having six players named in the PFA Team of the Year and Jurgen Klopp being named the LMA Manager of the Year.
But Silva, who was also in the Team of the Year along with two other team-mates, believes it is strange City were not better represented.
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Liverpool have solution to Thiago Alcantara problem that Darwin Nunez will love
There was a time not so long ago when it appeared almost illegal for Naby Keita and Thiago Alcantara to be on the same pitch for Liverpool.
Heading into April, only four times previously had they simultaneously shared turf - at Chelsea in 2020/21 and the following term against Newcastle, Burnley and Inter Milan. The sum total came to 95 minutes. Matters changed towards the end of last season when they started six games alongside each other, most notably the FA Cup semi-final and final wins over Manchester City and Chelsea, and the Champions League triumphs at Benfica and Villarreal.
But, for Jurgen Klopp, it has usually been one or the other. And, with Thiago now facing an extended spell on the sidelines with a hamstring strain, the time has come for Keita to assume responsibility as the creative force in the Liverpool engine room. The 27-year-old, of course, was absent from both the final pre-season friendly against Strasbourg and last weekend's Premier League opener at Fulham due to illness, although Klopp fully expects the Guinea international to be fit and available for Monday's visit of Crystal Palace.
And with Curtis Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also out for extended periods, there is every chance Keita can become a key figure over the coming weeks.
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