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Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool striker Divock Origi is making rapid progress as he battles to prove his fitness in time for the Europa League final.

The Belgium international’s season appeared to be over when he was stretchered off against Everton with ankle ligament damage three weeks ago.

However, Origi is already back light training at Melwood and still hopes to feature in next Wednesday’s showdown with Sevilla in Basel.

“Divock is training, but not with the team yet,” Klopp said.

“He’s running and passing. We have to take it day by day. We don’t have to make a decision.

“He is recovering quicker than we thought. The same as Emre (Can). All the coaches and therapists have done a really good job.

“We cannot force it. We take what we get. In this moment he’s in a better way than we expected the day after the injury. If there’s enough time before next Wednesday, I don’t know yet.”

Another striker desperate to get back before the end of the campaign is Danny Ings. The England international has been in full training for the past 10 days following a seven-month battle to recover from rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

Ings isn’t eligible for the final as he’s not in Liverpool’s European squad. But Klopp is weighing up whether to give him a short cameo against Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday night or at West Brom on Sunday.

“What can I say? Danny is healthy,” Klopp said.

“He is not 100%, but he’s in a really good way.

“Maybe in the squad. If it makes sense, I am not too sure. We will see.

“In his first session on the pitch it was like he had never been away.

“But you shoot back and the next morning, you get up and it’s not so easy because of the different intensity in the training than before.

“We will see how he reacts to all the training. I’d say it’s a good situation. He will be 100% when we start for pre-season.

“If the season was one or two weeks longer he could play for sure. Maybe there’s not enough time for him, but next season we will have a lot of fun.”

Simon Mignolet is set to start against Chelsea with Klopp insisting he can’t worry about the possible ramifications of the Belgian getting a knock ahead of the final.

Deputy Danny Ward is sidelined after suffering a minor knee problem in training last week, while rookie shot-stoppers Shamal George and Ryan Fulton are also currently ruled out.

That leaves Adam Bogdan, who hasn’t played for Liverpool since December, as the only other option to Mignolet currently.

Asked about the risk of starting Mignolet in the final two league games, Klopp said: “Thank-you for reminding me about this.

“We are without Wardy, Shamal and Fulton. It’s not too easy in this moment.

“Wardy will be about another three days and then he should be back. He’s resting. It’s not a serious diagnosis.

“Shamal is injured. Fulton is injured. Adam Bogdan could play of course.

“Of course there is risk (playing Mignolet). But what is without risk? We don’t have to think too much about this.”