Liverpool have been handed an injury boost after Virgil van Dijk and Roberto Firmino were pictured training outside on Thursday.
The Dutchman hasn’t featured for the Reds since limping off with a hamstring injury against Brentford last month, while the Brazilian suffered an injury during Liverpool’s mid-season training camp in Dubai.
Jurgen Klopp revealed that the pair, along with Diogo Jota, were a couple of weeks away from a return to team training when offering his latest injury update last week.
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"Closer, yes. (Imminent?) No." Klopp when quizzed about the trio at his pre-match press conference ahead of the Reds' FA Cup trip to Brighton. "It will take another couple of weeks. I think. Luis takes longer.
"But Diogo, Bobby and Virgil, a couple of weeks before they can join training and then we have to see how quickly it goes from there.”
And while Van Dijk and Firmino weren’t back training with the group, suggesting they won’t return for Saturday’s trip to Wolves, they were pictured together outside at the AXA Training Centre in training wear and looked in good spirits as they took the latest step in their respective recoveries.
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