Thiago Alcantara has just given Liverpool another problem with an obvious transfer solution

Having welcomed Arthur Melo back to team training last week, Liverpool were on the cusp of having all of their senior midfielders available for action.

While the Brazilian wouldn’t be ready to feature against Everton in Monday night’s Merseyside derby, it was a step in the right direction at least, considering the Reds woes both in midfield and with injury this season.

So perhaps we shouldn’t really be surprised at the fact that no sooner had that prospect started to edge closer to becoming a reality, after Arthur was pictured training on Thursday, one of Jurgen Klopp’s last comments in his pre-match press conference on Friday immediately dashed such hopes and brought Kopites crashing back down to earth - Thiago Alcantara is injured.