Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino will be available for his club’s Premier League fixture with Stoke City, despite being charged with drink driving.

Firmino was arrested in the early hours of Christmas Eve having been stopped by police while driving in Liverpool city centre. He is due to appear in court on January 31 – the day Liverpool face Chelsea at Anfield.

It is understood the player immediately made his club and manager Jurgen Klopp aware of the circumstances surrounding his arrest, and Liverpool will now allow the legal process to run its course before making any comment on the situation.