Should Liverpool fans be concerned by Naby Keita’s cameo against Fulham?

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After just over a month out and four games missed through a muscle injury, Naby Keita finally returned to action for Liverpool on Sunday but disappointed many fans with how little action he got.

The midfielder was expected to have a substantial run out in an attempt to build up his fitness levels following his return to the bench against Red Star Belgrade in midweek.

Instead, Keita, who was rumoured by some to be in contention to start, played just 60 seconds as an injury time substitute to replace Fabinho.

The 23-year-old is yet to reach the heights that many expected of him when he moved to Merseyside in the summer and has been held back by a number of niggling injury concerns.

Jurgen Klopp’s apparent reluctance to put the former Red Bull Leipzig man into the fold could reflect that doubt over his fitness but may also show how unconvincing he has been out on the pitch.

Instead, fellow summer signing Xherdan Shaqiri was the star of the show in midfield as he got on the scoresheet early in the second half with a coolly taken volley from an Andrew Robertson cross.