Philippe Coutinho returns to Liverpool training and is poised to face Manchester City
PHILIPPE COUTINHO returned to training with Liverpool yesterday.
Posted Friday, September 08, 2017 by Dailystar.co.uk
Liverpool star Philippe Coutinho has returned to training
The fit-again playmaker has yet to appear for his club this season due to a back injury but made a scoring return for Brazil last week.
Coutinho handed in a transfer request last month in the hope of joining Barcelona, only for Liverpool to reject their £118m offer.
He is now pushing for a return to the squad for tomorrow’s trip to Manchester City.
"He’s back and we had a really good conversation,” said boss Jurgen Klopp.
"I know what people think but Phil had the back problem a few weeks ago and couldn’t train so that means he missed around about three weeks.
"Yes, he went to the national team and trained normally, but now we have to prepare for a normal season so we have seven games (before the next international break).
"We saw training this morning and thought, ‘Okay, maybe we should use him immediately’, because he was really good, but that doesn’t make sense.
"We always have the same decision to make: ‘Does he need training or can he play?’ and all that stuff.
"Yes, he will now do a little bit more than the other boys but he showed up in a very, very good mood and looks really promising.”
Ben Woodburn, 17, also returned to Liverpool on the back of two impressive substitute appearances and a senior debut for Wales.
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