Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is optimistic of welcoming Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain back from injury before the end of the season.
The 25-year-old has not played since undergoing surgery on damaged knee ligaments suffered against Roma in April.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was expected to miss all of the 2018-19 campaign as a result, but he returned to light training on Christmas Eve.
And having shown no reaction, Klopp says some competitive outings this term is not beyond the realms of possibility.
“Best news. He started going on pitch and from first step it looked completely normal.
"Sometimes you see players come back and be limping, but from first step Ox looked like Ox.