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Liverpool handed boost ahead of Man City clash

Liverpool have been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of facing Manchester City.

Alisson, Fabinho and Sadio Mane are all expected to return from injury in time to be included for the Reds in clash with the current Premier League leaders.

The goalkeeper missed Wednesday’s defeat to Brighton through illness while Mane and Fabinho were both absent from the game due to muscular issues.

However Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the trio will resume training on Friday with a view to being included to take on Pep Guardiola’s side this Sunday.

He said: “Ali feels much better, good enough to have an individual session today.

“Sadio and Fab will be in parts of team training today. Then we will see.”

Another boost for the defending champions was the news that January signing Ozan Kabak has finally received international clearance for the game.

Kazan and fellow deadline day recruit Ben Davies could be handed their Liverpool debuts against City but Klopp remains tight-lipped on the subject.

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“With our situation, we will see who can play again, who cannot and who should not or who should play again – all these kind of things. Then we will see,” added the Liverpool manager.

“In an ideal world, you have a few weeks and work together on defensive things, especially organisation and all these kind of things.

“Ben and Ozan had yesterday an analysis meeting – and they trained – where they got shown all the stuff we do usually, like a centre-half movie.

“So today, proper session. Tomorrow, proper session and we will see. I don’t know yet.”