Our no.7 has been restricted to 14 appearances in all competitions so far this season because of a hamstring injury, which forced him to miss all eight of the Reds’ games in December.

Since his return to action, he has registered two assists in as many games in 2019 – in the 2-0 wins over Newcastle and Reading – before coming off in the second half of last weekend’s FA Cup victory over the Royals after appearing to aggravate his injury.

The forward will hope to be available for Sunday’s match against his former club Arsenal’s fierce rivals Tottenham at Wembley, where he has an impressive scoring record, having scored eight goals in eight career appearances.