Liverpool fans are loving the return of injured star Adam Lallana against Porto in the Champions League.
Lallana started and played 90 minutes as the Reds drew 0-0 with the Portuguese outfit and progressed through to the quarter finals of the competition.
After taking a 5-0 lead into the second leg of the round, manager Jurgen Klopp was keen to ensure that complacency didn’t become an issue and picked a strong team – with a couple of rotations.
One of those was Lallana, who started his second game of the season as the former Southampton man continues his injury comeback.
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When he’s fit, the 29-year-old is the perfect Klopp player as he combines skills with an incredibly high work-rate and a desire to carry out the high-energy, pressing game that the German requires from all his players.
The game might have been low on excitement, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t important for other reasons and seeing the playmaker back on the pitch and playing a full game is highly encouraging.
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So scroll through the article to read what Liverpool fans have been saying about his return to action and let us know what you think in the comments below!
I am probably being annoying now, but Adam Lallana is a class above. When he is fit and on his game he is as good as anybody out there. #LIVPOR
— James (@HotActionKOP) March 6, 2018
Henderson is looking back to his best, and its great to see Lallana starting in the Champions League #LIVPOR
— Leigh (@Carpologyst) March 6, 2018
Lallana is so good #LIVPOR
— Ryan 🐼 (@RyWiIIiams) March 6, 2018
Enjoying seeing Adam Lallana work his way back to full fitness, the close control and little dashes can turn a game #LIVPOR
— AK (@messirano) March 6, 2018
Importantly, it allowed Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah all to have a bit of a rest as neither featured for the full 90.
In a further boost to the squad, Danny Ings also spent some time on the pitch and entered the game after 62 minutes. It would have been good to see Ings start the game and prove what he can do, but the fact that Klopp still trusts the striker is encouraging.
Liverpool’s next game is against second placed Manchester United, so giving a few key players a break is an important part in making sure the whole squad is ready to win.
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The outcome of the game could go a long way to deciding who finishes the season as the league runner up, so it’s good to see the club going into it on a high note.