Jurgen Klopp joked Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain had been missing so long that Liverpool didn't know what to call him on the teamsheet.
Oxlade-Chamberlain made his long-awaited return to the matchday squad after being name among the substitutes for Friday's Premier League showdown with Huddersfield Town at Anfield.
The 25-year-old has been absent since suffering a serious knee injury in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Roma almost exactly 12 months ago.
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And Klopp has expressed his delight at the midfielder being back among the first-team fold.
“(It’s) unbelievable,” said the Reds boss.
“We had to think about when we wrote the names on the teamsheet today how we call him. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, there are a lot of options obviously – Alex, Ox, Chambo, whatever! It’s that long ago.
“It’s really nice, it’s really good news that he’s back.
“He has been back for a while and now today back in the squad, so it’s cool – really cool.”
