Mamadou Sakho has been given an unexpected opportunity after he was named in Liverpool's U23s squad for Wednesday night's Premier League International Cup game with Wolfsburg.
The France international is facing an uncertain future at Anfield after he posted a series of messages on Snapchat in the early hours of Saturday morning, claiming Liverpool have been telling 'lies' over his fitness.
It was the latest in a series of incidents that have enraged Jurgen Klopp who believes it compromised his team-first ethos on the morning Saturday's thumping 5-1 rout of Hull City.
But in allowing Sakho to be included in Michael Beale's U23s squad, the Liverpool manager has offered a glimmer of hope for the France international.