It's been a long and painstaking wait for Luis Diaz on the sidelines as the winger watched Liverpool's season crumble in front of his eyes.
The Colombian star was set for a big campaign at Anfield following his electric start to his Reds career last term and the subsequent departure of Sadio Mane during the summer. Diaz has been out of action since October after sustaining a knee injury in the defeat to Arsenal, before suffering a setback during the club's Dubai training camp in December.
But his delay in getting back on the field has certainly not been down to a lack of trying, as reports from Liverpool's training ground state Diaz has left onlookers in awe at his determination to return to full fitness.