Roberto Firmino is in contention to return to the Liverpool line-up for Thursday's visit of Newcastle, manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed.
Firmino suffered a serious hamstring injury in the 2-0 Champions League group win against Atletico Madrid at the beginning of last month.
Klopp also confirmed Curtis Jones is also closing in on a return as Liverpool prepare to play five matches in a 13-day period.
"Bobby trained completely normally yesterday so I would say he is in contention," Klopp told reporters ahead of Liverpool's clash with Newcastle.
"Curtis had his first session, a partial session with the team so he is not far off.
"But, timing-wise, it couldn't be better to be honest. It's a busy period we need a full squad and getting two players back of this calibre is obviously good news."
More to follow...
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