Liverpool have been handed a midfield boost with Naby Keita returning to team training on Thursday ahead of this weekend's match with Nottingham Forest (Saturday, 12:30pm).
Keita has been nursing a thigh injury since being substituted against Manchester City in the Community Shield back in July. Following Wednesday's win over West Ham, Jurgen Klopp confirmed the 27-year-old had started taking part in team sessions earlier this week.
Our colleagues at the Liverpool Echo state the Reds are unlikely to rush him back into action. "Naby is now in parts of team training, slightly different," Klopp said.
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Meanwhile, Curtis Jones and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are also close to returning to the squad. "Curtis was on the bench [against Man City]. It was clear we would not bring him on, we just had space," Klopp added.
"He is in training, looks really good in training but needs further training until he is really available. He could be a step closer now after two days but he didn’t train yesterday [Tuesday] so maybe half a step closer.
"Oxlade is getting closer. Yesterday, in full team training but that needs time. He was out for a while. Now we have to make sure he can put all the sessions in his legs that he needs."
In addition, Calvin Ramsay was also pictured in training.
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