The Reds have recieved a boost from the medical room.
One key player has returned to normal training.
Dejan Lovren has been out of action for over a month, but the Liverpool defender is on the comeback trail after returning to training. The Croatia international returned to training with Liverpool on Tuesday after six weeks on the sidelines and said he felt “happy to be back”.
The 30-year-old defender suffered a muscle injury in the final Champions League group game against Salzburg on December 10, with that blow compounding the loss of Joel Matip as manager Jurgen Klopp’s resources were stretched. “Dejan trained now since the start of the week, Monday,” Klopp told his pre-match press conference on Wednesday. “So, [it’s his] first steps out on the pitch, it’s good.
Matip was back in full training last week, though, after recovering from the knee problem he suffered in October, and now he and Lovren will be targeting a first-team return with the Premier League leader. Lovren and Matip have played a part at the back for Liverpool during its so-far highly successful season, with the Reds’ rearguard marshalled by Virgil van Dijk.
Joe Gomez has started at centre-back alongside Van Dijk in recent Premier League games, with Croatian Lovren and Cameroon international Matip facing a battle to earn favour from Klopp ahead of the England defender.
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