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Alex Smith

Liverpool fan Sean Cox set for first return to Anfield since savage attack

Liverpool fan Sean Cox is set to make his first return to Anfield since he was left with brain injuries by Roma fans.

Irishman Cox was struck on the head by supporters of the Italian side in an unprovoked attack before a Champions League semi-final in April 2018 before spending time in a coma.

Dad-of-three Cox has spent the last 18 months undergoing intensive rehabilitation and therapy, and has been based in Sheffield since September.

Cox has been able to watch his beloved Reds once since his life-changing injury when Liverpool legends played a Republic of Ireland XI at the Aviva Stadium - with £700,000 raised for the Sean Cox Rehabilitation Trust.

Sean Cox was able to watch Liverpool Legends play in Dublin (PA)

Cox's wife Martina revealed that he will be at the Reds' crucial Premier League fixture against Manchester City on Sunday, courtesy of the Merseyside club.

"The trip will be emotional and a little bit bittersweet," Martina said on the Pat Kenny Show.

"We're getting him there, and that's a really positive thing for him - I think it will be great for him.

Liverpool players wished Cox well in the away tie with Roma (AFP/Getty Images)

"Liverpool have been amazing, and they've really come on board. Obviously they had the [charity] game in the Aviva... so I reckon they'll be pulling out all the stops for Sean.

"It will give him a boost, I think, on Sunday."

Martina has also given an update on Cox's current condition and what the future holds for him.

Sean Cox with his wife Martina (PA)

"Obviously we've been in Sheffield since the beginning of September. He's on a 12-14 week programme.

"Sean needs a serious amount of rehab, and it's to improve him... for a better quality of life.

"We don't really know the final outcome, how things are going to pan out... but we're there just to make things better for him."

You get your programme in the NRH, and you get your time - and then that's it, you're done.

"Unfortunately for Sean, he needs so much more rehab - so that's why we had to reach out and see what we could do.

"Other than that, Sean would just be in a nursing home - and we just weren't having that, so that's why we did all the fundraising."

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