With Naby Keita set to resume Liverpool full team training this week, the Reds’ midfield injury crisis that engulfed their engine room during the campaign so far is essentially over.
Juventus loanee Arthur Melo is currently the only long-term absentee in Liverpool’s midfield, with Curtis Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain making their own comebacks following lengthy lay-offs last week. Once Thiago Alcantara overcomes an ear infection and Keita is declared match fit, Jurgen Klopp will have all nine permanently contracted midfielders available for selection.
However, despite such quantity, questions over the quality of the Reds’ options remain, with all of their full quota at least one of ageing, out of contract, inexperienced or have been prone to injury.
