Philippe Coutinho stuns fans with 15-minute cameo for Brazil
Liverpool host Sevilla at Anfield tomorrow night (7.45pm) as they kick start their Champions League campaign in Group E.
Coutinho, who was heavily linked with a move to Barcelona in the summer, is yet to play for Liverpool this season due to a back injury.
The Brazil international was left out of Klopp’s matchday squad for Saturday’s 5-0 defeat to Manchester City but is back in contention against Sevilla.
However, former Liverpool striker Aldridge reckons Klopp will leave Coutinho on the bench due to lack of game time.
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Philippe Coutinho to be named on the bench against Sevilla, says John Aldridge
I think he'll be on the bench for this
John Aldridge
Aldridge believes the EFL Cup trip to Leicester on September 19 would be the ideal time to hand the 25-year-old a start.
Discussing Klopp’s likely team selection, Aldridge told the Liverpool Echo: "There's Philippe Coutinho available, of course.
“But I think he'll be on the bench for this.
"The front three will be the same, and given that he's not had a lot of football in the last month, I'd not expect him to start just yet.
"He's more likely targeting the League Cup against Leicester for a start.
“But he might just be able to give us something off the bench before then."
Liverpool will be desperate to improve on their last meeting with Sevilla after they lost 3-1 to the La Liga side in the 2016 Europa League final.
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