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Fabinho is battling to be fit to make his Liverpool debut in Sunday's opening Premier League clash against West Ham at Anfield.

The £43million summer signing from Monaco sat out training at Melwood on Thursday after picking up a knock in the friendly win over Torino.

The holding midfielder was pictured leaving the club's West Derby base with doctor Andy Massey and Fabinho is understood to be hampered by a slight muscle problem.

Liverpool haven't ruled him out of Sunday's game but they will monitor him closely over the next 48 hours to see how he responds to treatment.

If Fabinho misses out then Jurgen Klopp could hand a start to captain Jordan Henderson.

The England international had initially been expected to sit out the visit of the Hammers having only started pre-season training last Sunday.

However, his fitness levels were such that Klopp gave him 20 minutes off the bench against Torino on Tuesday night.

The other option for Klopp in terms of the holding role is Gini Wijnaldum. The Dutchman played there in last weekend's thrashing of Napoli in Dublin.