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Ian Doyle

Liverpool 'transition' is in danger of leaving one midfielder behind

They were supposed to be the players to help guide Liverpool towards their next era. But, for Curtis Jones, it hasn't happened that way.

"We are in the transformation," said Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. "We have Harvey and Curtis. After the last game I had both together and said to them ‘this is only the start’. And they were like ‘yes, with us on the pitch’. It’s really nice. To have these boys around for this transition is important.”

Klopp was speaking last May after a much-changed Liverpool had sent the title battle into the final weekend with a hard-earned 2-1 win at Southampton, a game in which Jones and Harvey Elliott started a Premier League game together for the first time.

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