Thiago Alcantara in tears as injury in warm-up forces Liverpool man out of Carabao Cup final with Chelsea

Thiago Alcantara was in tears after picking up an injury during the warm-up that ruled him out of the Carabao Cup final with Chelsea. The midfielder had been named in the starting XI by Jurgen Klopp, but the Liverpool boss was forced into a reshuffle in the minutes before the game.

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“Tears for Thiago.” Klopp turned to Naby Keita to replace Thiago in his side at Wembley. Following the Carabao Cup final, Liverpool have a run of games where they are playing twice a week for a considerable period and Klopp will hope the problem with Thiago is not too serious.

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