(Reuters) – Liverpool supervisor Juergen Klopp dismissed talks that the Premier League membership could possibly be with out injured midfielder Thiago Alcantara for the remainder of the season.

Thiago, who joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in September 2020, has not performed for the membership since their 3-1 Premier League win over Newcastle United on Dec. 16 after choosing up a hip harm.

“He is not out till the finish of the season, not in any respect,” Klopp advised reporters after Sunday’s 4-1 FA Cup victory https://www.reuters.com/way of life/sports activities/liverpool-tottenham-secure-comeback-wins-fa-cup-2022-01-09 over third-tier Shrewsbury Town.

“It (the harm) is round the hip, that is the state of affairs and it wants time. He did not prepare this week however we anticipate him to be again to do rehab stuff from tomorrow on after which we’ll see.”

Liverpool are third in the Premier League on 42 factors after 20 matches, 11 factors behind leaders Manchester City.

They host Arsenal in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Thursday.

(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru, enhancing by Pritha Sarkar)