Liverpool midfielder Arthur Melo has issued an update on his recovery from injury after making his long-awaited return to first-team training this week.
The Brazilian, who made the temporary move to Anfield from Serie A giants Juventus on September 1, has only made one appearance for the Reds so far, which came during the final minutes of September's 4-1 thrashing at Napoli.
The 26-year-old former Barcelona midfielder had used September's international break to train and play with Liverpool's under-21s as he featured in the Premier League 2 clash at Leicester City before being named in the starting XI for the club's Papa Johns Trophy visit to League Two outfit Rochdale.
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However, in October, Arthur was forced to undergo surgery on a thigh injury he sustained during training and has therefore missed four months of action with Liverpool and the 2022 World Cup with Brazil.
But earlier this week he made his highly-anticipated return to full team training at the AXA Training Centre and was pictured alongside the returning Diogo Jota during Thursday's session.
Taking to social media after the session, the Brazilian posted a picture from the session accompanied by the caption: "Stronger and closer. Come on! #LFC".
Such limited involvement during his time on Merseyside so far has left Arthur as somewhat of an unknown quantity, but his return could offer a timely boost given Liverpool's struggles in midfield.
Jurgen Klopp was also able to welcome Roberto Firmino and Virgil van Dijk to aspects of the first-team training on Thursday afternoon. Although Everton's trip across Stanley Park is expected to come too soon for the duo, it will be a welcome return to action for the Reds with games against Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Manchester United in the coming weeks.
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