MatchLiverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion: Team news

The France international has missed the Reds’ last three matches due to injury, but returned to action for his country in their win over Chile on Tuesday and will be in contention to make his club comeback at Anfield this weekend.

Jürgen Klopp could also have Curtis Jones available following an ankle issue, while Darwin Nunez is available after missing Uruguay’s recent friendlies.

Andy Robertson is a doubt due to an issue sustained when playing for Scotland against Northern Ireland earlier this week.

Klopp told his pre-match press conference on Friday: “Robbo, we take it a little bit day by day so we will see. He will not train today but it’s not as bad. So that’s fine.

“Curtis, I am not sure if he is available [for Sunday], but in training. Ibou was an extra rest day [on Thursday], nothing else.

“[Nunez] is fine. He did his rehab during the week, trained the first day partially since we are back partially and since then he is in full training.”

Klopp also issued updates on the recoveries of Alisson Becker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota, adding: “The other boys, from next week on step by step I think they will join parts of team training and then team training, so we will see what we do with that.

“They are not too far away but not in yet, none of them was yet even close to team training. But they all make their steps and so it’s positive.”

And the Liverpool boss also confirmed Stefan Bajcetic is edging closer to a return to action after long-term injury.

“He is now in partial training with the U21s and he will be in full training with the U21s next week because we pretty much don’t train because we play all the time,” Klopp said. “Then after that he will join our training. That’s the plan and then we will see.”

Brighton, meanwhile, have no fresh injury concerns to report, but will be without Kaoru Mitoma (back), Solly March (knee) and Jack Hinshelwood (foot). Joao Pedro is doubtful due to a hamstring issue.

Adam Lallana could feature against his former club, but fellow ex-Red James Milner is battling a muscle injury.

“At the moment I think we are good,” head coach Roberto De Zerbi said. “There aren’t any new injured players and we can prepare our best for the next game.”

Last match

Manchester United 4-3 Liverpool (March 17): Kelleher, Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson, Endo, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah, Nunez, Diaz.

Brighton 1-0 AS Roma (March 14): Verbruggen, Lamptey, Van Hecke, Dunk, Estupinan, Gilmour, Gross, Adingra, Lallana, Enciso, Welbeck.