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Garth Crooks raves about Liverpool midfielder Thiago

Popular football pundit Garth Crooks has showered praise on Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara following his impressive performance against Leeds United.

Liverpool won 3-0 against the Whites on Sunday in the Premier League at Elland Road and maintained their unbeaten run to the season.

The Spaniard was drafted into the starting line-up in place of skipper Jordan Henderson and he impressed heavily.

Crooks included him in BBC Team of the Week, saying he is now starting to show his class, having controlled the midfield against Leeds.

The BBC pundit claims that he wasn’t “terribly convinced” when Thiago joined Liverpool last season from Bayern Munich.