Coutinho faces tough job winning back hearts at Liverpool


Soccer Football - Hertha Berlin vs Liverpool - Pre Season Friendly - Berlin, Germany - July 29, 2017 Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in action REUTERS/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

(Reuters) - Liverpool will next week begin the task of reintegrating Philippe Coutinho into their squad as the fallout from Barcelona's failed bid to sign the midfielder threatens to further destabilise his position at Anfield.

On Saturday the Brazilian was officially named in Liverpool's 25-man Premier League squad for the rest of the season and is expected back, probably on Thursday, after Brazil's World Cup qualifier in Colombia.

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