Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders has claimed that Thiago Alcantara came very close to pulling out of the side's Champions League final against Real Madrid in May as he 'couldn't feel his toes' before the game.
The Spanish international limped out of the Reds' league clash against Wolves the previous week with an achilles issue, but he was given an injection ahead of the match in Paris to enable him to play.
However, Lijnders has revealed that Thiago had an adverse reaction to his final injection before the game, which left considerable doubt over whether he would start or Naby Keita would take his place.