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Philippe Coutinho is fit to play 90 minutes ahead of Brazil's World Cup qualifier in Colombia, according to boss Tite.

Coutinho came on as a substitute in the Selecao's win over Ecuador on Thursday night, scoring to help his country to a 2-0 victory.

He is yet to feature for Liverpool this term having been embroiled in a transfer saga over a potential switch to Barcelona.

The Reds insisted their star man was not for sale and stood firm right to the deadline, rebuffing several offers from the Catalan giants.

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Coutinho was left disappointed by failing to secure a dream move to the Nou Camp, and will now return to Merseyside following this evening's qualifier.

"Coutinho is physically fit to play 90 minutes," Tite is quoted by Globoesporte.

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"I can count on him for part of the game. He's fine physically, but technically it's different. He has not played for a long time."

Jurgen Klopp has intimated he will welcome Coutinho straight back into the squad, telling Sport 1: "We have exactly the situation we wanted."