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Hannah Pinnock

Liverpool handed Diogo Jota injury boost ahead of Watford clash

Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Diogo Jota are expected to be fit for the trip to Watford in the Premier League this weekend.

It was confirmed yesterday and the right-back had recovered from the groin injury that kept him out of Liverpool's games against Porto and Manchester City before the international break.

Diogo Jota is also set to feature this weekend after he was sent home from international duty with Portugal due to a muscle issue.

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It doesn't seem to be serious, though, as manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed both players will train fully ahead for the clash at Vicarage Road.

He told the the club website on Wednesday: “They are all good, they are all in a good way, let me say it like this.

“So it looks really like Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and Diogo [Jota] will be fine, they will train with us tomorrow completely normal, that’s the plan.

“Thiago needs probably a little bit longer, [he] was not in team training yet – that’s always not a good sign for starting the next game."

Thiago sustained a calf problem against Crystal Palace last month and was not expected to return until after the international break.

The midfielder's recovery is going well, however, as he posted an update on social media this week and was training away from the group.

There also remains doubt over the availability of goalkeeper Alisson Becker and Fabinho who are expected to be in the Brazil squad that will play Paraguay in the early hours of Friday morning, UK time.

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