The England international last featured for the Reds in mid-January, when he was replaced with a back injury during our Emirates FA Cup third-round replay victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers.



That problem has since ruled Marcus out of selection and he has missed the last six Premier League games.



However, speaking ahead of our fifth-round tie with Derby County on Thursday, the boss revealed Marcus has stepped up his recovery process and may feature again before the end of the season.