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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Jake Polden

Philippe Coutinho waited for three Liverpool players in tunnel after Aston Villa lost

Philippe Coutinho waited to chat with three Liverpool stars following Aston Villa's Boxing Day defeat by the Reds - although not with individuals he played with while at the club.

Coutinho played only four minutes in the 3-1 loss after coming on for Leon Bailey late on at Villa Park. But many of the Liverpool stars were pleased to see their former teammate, who made a point to hang around in the tunnel after the game.

But the three players Coutinho was seen chatting intently with were stars he never shared a dressing room with while at Liverpool, instead, he spoke with his Brazilian compatriots Alisson and Fabinho, as well as Thiago Alcantara.

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