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Alisson Becker fumes during Watford win as Thiago set for Liverpool Champions League change

Your Liverpool morning digest for Monday, April 4.

Alisson Becker fumes

Liverpool kept up the pressure at the top of the Premier League table by returning to action with victory over Watford.

Diogo Jota and Fabinho were on the mark as the Reds earned a 2-0 win against the relegation strugglers in Saturday's early kick-off. The result means Jurgen Klopp’s side remain a point behind leaders Manchester City ahead of the pair meeting at the Etihad next Sunday.

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But there was plenty that went unnoticed or under the radar during the 90 minutes at Anfield.

Ian Doyle has the moments you may have missed from Anfield here.

Thiago set for Champions League change

This wasn't how Thiago Alcantara had envisaged his Liverpool career going.

A Champions League quarter-final first leg at Real Madrid should have been the ideal stage for the Spaniard to strut his stuff in his native country against familiar opposition.

Instead, the midfielder found himself watching on from the bench, only introduced three minutes before half-time by which stage the Reds were 2-0 down, a deficit from which they were never able to recover.

It was an evening indicative of the travails of much of Thiago's early Anfield career since arriving from Bayern Munich in September 2020. Few would have seen it coming when he first signed for the club.

But as, 12 months on, Liverpool prepare once again for a last-eight tie in Europe's premier cup competition, it would be a major surprise if Thiago is not among the first names on Jurgen Klopp's teamsheet for Tuesday's first leg against Benfica in Portugal.

Ian Doyle has the full story here.

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