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Manuel Neuer Set to Return Against Augsburg Ahead of Liverpool Champions League Tie

Manuel Neuer is set to start against Augsburg in the Bundesliga on Friday, ending fears that he could miss Bayern Munich's Champions League tie against Liverpool next Tuesday.

Sven Ulreich has deputised for Neuer in Bayern's last two games against Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke, with the German number one suffering a finger injury which threw his participation at Anfield into doubt.

However, those fears have been alleviated as SPORTBILD's Christian Falk confirmed that Neuer would start against Augsburg, giving him the all-clear to face Liverpool next week.

Neuer himself said earlier this week that he was confident of being fit for the Liverpool game, telling ESPN: "We are all positive.