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Jurgen Klopp expects Roberto Firmino to be fit to lead Liverpool’s charge against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

The Brazilian attacker has been hampered by a thigh problem since the victory over Arsenal a fortnight ago and sat out the win over Burnley.

However, Klopp says he’s ready to return to full training at Melwood on Saturday and the manager has no concerns about throwing him straight into battle against Pep Guardiola’s side.

“Roberto will be well recovered,” Klopp said.

“He’s training already. He’s trained the whole week, but to involve him in team training made no sense so far.

“If he can be involved in team training on Saturday then physical-wise he has no issues because it’s good for him.

“He has played nearly the whole season so far so if he has one week with more treatment than training and another week with light training for him, then yes, he would be completely okay.”

Firmino’s availability would be a major boost for Liverpool, especially considering the fact that Divock Origi, who deputised for him last weekend, has a knock.

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The former Hoffenheim forward, who has only missed two Premier League matches all season, scored both home and away to Manchester City as the Reds completed a league double over them last term.

“Yeah, when we’ve beaten them, he was pretty much always involved,” Klopp added.

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Captain Jordan Henderson (foot) and striker Daniel Sturridge (hip) remain sidelined by injury.

Dejan Lovren, who made his comeback for Liverpool under-23s against Chelsea on Monday night, is available and could return at the expense of Ragnar Klavan.