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Liverpool have received a welcome boost with the news that midfielder Emre Can is on course to be fit before the end of the season.

The Germany international was ruled out for four to six weeks after a scan confirmed he had damaged ankle ligaments in last week’s stunning Europa League triumph over Borussia Dortmund.

Club medical staff vowed to do everything they could to ensure that the 22-year-old would be back playing within a month - giving him a chance of being available if the Reds were to reach the Europa League final in Basel on May 18.

Those hopes have since his bolstered by how well Can has responded to intensive treatment.

Asked if Can was recovering quicker than expected, Klopp said: “He is. He’s recovering much better.

“There might be a new timescale but I’m not telling you because there is no proof yet! But he is very good.”

Can twisted his ankle after landing awkwardly late on against Dortmund. That setback came a week after captain Jordan Henderson had been ruled out for six to eight weeks with knee ligament damage.