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James Milner has returned to full training – but fellow Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is facing a spell on the sidelines.

Vice-captain Milner had been expected to miss Saturday's trip to Huddersfield Town after limping off against Manchester City with discomfort in his hamstring a fortnight ago.

However, Milner has recovered quicker than expected and was given the green light to resume training with his team-mates at Melwood on Thursday afternoon.

As long as there is no adverse reaction then the 32-year-old could line up against Huddersfield.

Keita hurt his hamstring playing for Guinea against Rwanda on Tuesday and flew back to Merseyside to undergo a scan.

The ECHO understands that it's not a major setback but the £52million midfielder won't feature against the Terriers.

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Reports in Africa suggest that he will be ruled out for around a fortnight – meaning he would also miss games against Red Star Belgrade and Cardiff City.

Keita and Sadio Mane were both absent as Jurgen Klopp put the Reds through their paces at Melwood.

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Mane underwent surgery on a broken thumb on Wednesday and is being monitored by the club’s medical staff. The Reds are considering the possibility of the Senegal international playing with a cast on his hand.

Klopp's injury headache has eased somewhat with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk both playing a full part in training.