Joel Matip and Naby Keita have returned to Liverpool first-team training but manager Juergen Klopp is yet to decide if both will be available for Tuesday's Champions League encounter with Italian side Atalanta.
Matip is poised to hand Liverpool a timely fitness boost as Klopp hopes to navigate his squad through a central defence injury crisis, with both Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk out of contention.Van Dijk underwent a successful knee surgery last week after damaging his ligaments against Everton. "Naby and Joel trained yesterday with the team, full, Thiago didn't. So, that's the situation," Klopp told a news conference.
Atalanta, renowned for their high-octane pressing style under coach Gian Piero Gasperini, defied expectations last season to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.