The defender made his first appearance since sustaining a lower-leg fracture in early December for Neil Critchley’s side in their 6-0 win over Leicester City, with fellow first-teamers Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Rhian Brewster also featuring at the King Power Stadium.

Klopp subsequently named the England international in his 21-man squad for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg at FC Porto and explained that his impending senior return will be a welcome boost in the final weeks of the season.