Philippe Coutinho shirt turns up at Arsenal after Liverpool man misses Manchester City drubbing in the wake of Barcelona transfer saga
LIVERPOOL fans worried about seeing Philippe Coutinho in a Barcelona shirt got a shock when they saw his name on an Arsenal top.
The Brazil star wanted to quit Anfield for the Nou Camp, missing their start of the season with a stress-related back injury and then scoring during international week.
And ex-Manchester United and Everton man Phil Neville could not help having a giggle when he spotted the Kop hero’s name on the back of a Gunners shirt at the Emirates.
Coutinho moved to Anfield in 2013 – the Arsenal shirt in the photo appears to be the 2011 version – so it seems most likely the Gooner genuinely shares his surname with the Brazilian.
Despite making two sub appearances for the Samba stars last week, Coutinho missed the 5-0 thumping against Manchester City.
And Jurgen Klopp says there is still plenty of work to do to get their relationship back on track.
The German said: “You have to go through these times and at the end things can be good if you are smart enough to start again.
“Why should I think about one day? I cannot even remember three or four days of the last four weeks.
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“Maybe a few of you have had a split in a good relationship, with your friends, wife or whatever, and it is not good to think about the time you were split.
“What have you done there? What have you said? Who did you meet? It was clear. It was not the most easy time, but that is the transfer window.
“Yes, there was another club, a pretty big club, they obviously wanted a player from us, that’s how it is.
“There was a club decision. It cannot be sorted in one day.
"They asked, we said no and it stopped.
“He loves football and he still loves this club so there’s no problem.
"Nothing I am aware of was unforgivable.”
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