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121 Liverpool will look to return to the top of the Premier League table on Sunday afternoon, for a few hours at least.
With the March international break now finally a memory, Jurgen Klopp’s Reds return to action when they host Brighton at Anfield.
Liverpool’s match kicks off at 2pm, while Manchester City’s huge meeting with Arsenal gets under way at 4:30pm.
Victory for the Reds would see them leapfrog the Gunners into first place, and if the north Londoners fail to win their game, Liverpool will stay top.
The Reds have had their fair share of injury issues in recent months, but things are now getting better on that front for Klopp.
Liverpool injury news ahead of Brighton clash
Klopp, speaking to the Liverpool media team, revealed that Ibrahima Konate and Darwin Nunez are available, while Curtis Jones will be back in training soon.
The Reds boss also said Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota are “not too far away”, with returns to training on the cards over the next week or so.
Klopp was also asked about Stefan Bajcetic’s recovery process, the 19-year-old having missed most of the season due to fitness issues reportedly linked to his growth.
The Liverpool boss revealed that Bajcetic has “put a few muscles on” during his rehabilitation and has been watching a lot of football.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp shares Stefan Bajcetic recovery plan
Klopp confirmed that the Spaniard is now in partial training with the Under-21s and is set to switch to full training next week, also backing him to get back to his best like Conor Bradley did.
“Football brain-wise he is a natural so I don’t think he lost anything. But rhythm is something else,” he replied.
“He is now in partial training with the U21s and he will be in full training with the U21s next week because we pretty much don’t train because we play all the time.
“Then after that he will join our training. That’s the plan and then we will see.
“But the boy grew, put a few muscles on, looks good. Conor Bradley didn’t need long after he was out for a long, long time as well.
“He is a smart kid so I think he will be fine, but what do I know? I’ve never been that long injured in that age group.
“He watched definitely a lot of football. It is not that he played with us now regularly, he played early in the season. I forgot that actually, but he did, and then everything went the wrong way.
“But now he is nearly back and I’m really happy for him and happy for us.”
Bajcetic, who enjoyed a great breakthrough season for Liverpool last term, has made two appearances for the Reds this season.
It’s a shame he’s been on the sidelines for so long, but it’s good to hear he’s on the right track and hopefully back before the end of the season.
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