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Liverpool boss Klopp : Thiago knows it won't always be easy like Chelsea

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp doesn't expect any complacency from Thiago Alcantara ahead of tonight's clash with Arsenal.

Thiago was outstanding on debut in victory at Chelsea last week.

Klopp said, "The Chelsea game was the perfect game for him because it was not about getting used to each other. He could play in the centre and play from one side to the other and chip the ball behind, stuff like this.

"These are things which are easy for him but it will not always be like this. Again, Thiago knows that.

"We have to fine tune things and that will take time. There will be some games where we may say we are not there yet, I do not know. That is the reason why he did not play at Lincoln because the boys we used needed to recover.

"I loved my midfield before and the players who were there did the hardest work ever to make this team successful. It is a tough task to be part of this."

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