James Milner is set to reprise his role as a makeshift right-back when Liverpool travel to Wolves on Friday evening.
The 32-year-old missed the weekend win over Manchester United as a precaution, but told the club’s official website on Tuesday: “The manager made the decision. It was the right thing not to risk me at the weekend, so hopefully I’ll be fine for the next game.”
Milner’s availability should allow Jurgen Klopp to replace Nathaniel Clyne, who played 90 minutes for just the third time since May 2017 in featuring against the Red Devils.
Trent Alexander-Arnold would have been in line for a return to right-back duty, but remains sidelined by the foot injury he picked up during last week’s 1-0 win over Napoli.
Klopp was positive on the defender’s progress, though, saying: “It actually looks surprisingly good. I think Wolves will still be a bit too early but after that, they told me we can think about him.
“But for that, he needs to train. So far he didn’t train but the pain goes down second by second, which is good, and then in the moment when he can deal with it, he is on the pitch, and in the moment he is on the pitch we’ll make a decision.”
Other than long-term absentees Joel Matip (collarbone), Joe Gomez (leg), Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (knee) and Rhian Brewster (ankle), Klopp has no new fitness concerns.
Possible Liverpool XI to face Wolves: Alisson, Milner, Van Dijk, Lovren, Robertson, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Shaqiri, Mane, Salah, Firmino.
