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Friday’s Melwood training: Trio return, but duo ruled out

Illness prevented Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho from participating in Friday’s workout at Melwood, but Dejan Lovren, Ben Woodburn and Ki-Jana Hoever returned to full training.

Liverpool were back at their West Derby base this morning following a short training camp in Dubai, with a double session planned for the squad.

Van Dijk and Fabinho were absent due to illness, though their lay-off is expected to brief - and the Reds’ ranks were bolstered as Lovren stepped up his recovery from a hamstring injury.

Elsewhere, Woodburn and Hoever also returned to training after knocks.

Klopp told Liverpoolfc.