Klopp predicts huge injury blow for Liverpool ahead of Champions League final
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp thinks Thiago Alcantara will miss the Champions League final against Real Madrid at the weekend after picking up an injury in the final Premier League match of the season.
Goals from Sadio Mane, Mo Salah and Andy Robertson secured a 3-1 victory over Wolves on Sunday but they missed out on the Premier League title after Manchester City came back from two goals down to beat Aston Villa 3-2.
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And there was further disappointment for Liverpool during the match as Thiago was taken off with a suspected hamstring injury at the interval.
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“I think he’ll be out of the final but I don’t know,” Klopp told Sky Sports. “He’s limping, so it’s maybe not the best sign.”
In another interview with beIN Sports, Klopp added: “With Thiago we have to wait, all the others will be back.”
Man City’s victory on the final day ended hopes of an unprecedented Quadruple for Liverpool but they are still going for a treble when they face Real Madrid in the Champions League final this weekend.
Klopp continued: “Imagine somebody tells you before the season, you’re going to be in all three cup finals and want to fight for the league,” he said ahead of the visit of Wolves.
“You would say ‘Yeah, good luck with that’. It’s actually not possible but the boys did it – fed by the people here in the building (training ground), by our