Liverpool star Thiago Alcantara has registered a suspected positive Covid-19 test just days after playing against Newcastle United.
The Spanish playmaker started and was replaced by James Milner in added time of the 3-1 victory at Anfield on Thursday night.
The former Bayern Munich and Barcelona star was guilty of a poor clearance which allowed Jonjo Shelvey to fire the Magpies into a surprise early lead.
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However, the 30-year-old was been ruled out of Liverpool's clash at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday afternoon following a suspected positive test.
Thiago will now isolate as a result, having joined Fabinho, Curtis Jones and Virgil van Dijk in returning suspected positive tests, with the trio missing out on the midweek win.
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Jordan Henderson has also not been included in Jurgen Klopp's matchday squad in the capital, although the former Sunderland midfielder has registered a negative test despite feeling unwell.
A Liverpool club statement read: "All of the Reds’ first-team squad and staff have been tested for COVID-19 on Saturday as well as this morning, with no further positive cases detected, which includes Henderson."
