Klopp says that Thiago will play return before the end of the season

Jurgen Klopp

has talked about

situation assuring the fans that the midfielder would return to action before the end of the season.

Following Thiago’s absence in the

’ last three games, there have been concerns about his situation, and the German manager has given an update on his injury.

Asked if Thiago could be out for the rest of the season, Klopp said:

"No, neither March nor [the] end of the season is in my mind.

"It is something around the hip, that is the situation and it needs time now. He didn't train this week but we expect him to be back to do rehab stuff from tomorrow on and then we will see.

"No, it is not that he is out until the end of the season, not at all."

Klopp has also talked about

and

Max Woltman’s

debut in a situation where the Reds were without some stars, including

,

, and

.

The German said:

"We've trained since Friday pretty much and that is what we decided with this line-up. The boys really fought hard.

"When you get the first goal against you so many things can happen, but I liked the way we responded.

"We started with five really young boys. They are really good players. We played so many safety passes in the first half. We knew we could play better football in the second half."

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