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Liverpool duo Alisson Becker and Naby Keita are aiming to step up their respective recoveries from injury during the international break.
Keita hasn't featured in a competitive game for the Reds since May 1 when he limped out of the 3-0 defeat to Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.
An adductor muscle curtailed his season early as he missed the final four games of a campaign that ended with a Champions League final triumph in Madrid.

An injury-hit summer also disrupted his plans to play a full part for Guinea in the Africa Cup of Nations and Keita was sent home midway through their group stage after succumbing to a groin problem.
After returning to full training at Melwood in July, Keita featured as a second-half substitute in a lively cameo as the Reds were beaten on penalties by Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Keita was then forced off during an open training session in Istanbul as Liverpool prepared for their UEFA Super Cup clash with Chelsea on August 13 and hasn't played since.
A muscle issue around the hip area has denied Keita the chance to kick-start his second season at Anfield and no timescale has yet been placed on the £52million midfielder's return.

Meanwhile, goalkeeper Alisson continues his own rehabilitation after pulling up with a calf injury midway through Liverpool's 4-1 win over Norwich in their Premier League opener on August 9.
Summer signing Adrian has deputised in the Brazil No.1's absence and the Golden Glove winner is another whose comeback date has yet to be made public.

The ECHO understands that both players have been placed on bespoke training schedules at Melwood during the international break in an attempt to step up their recovery process
The specially designed training regimes are usually deployed for certain players during the pre-season programme and both Keita and Alisson have been placed on their own in an effort to aid their fitness hopes.
With the Reds now on a break until the visit from Newcastle on September 14, Liverpool will privately be hoping some significant progress is made for the injured pair.

However, no dates are being pencilled in for their respective returns just yet, with manager Klopp keen to allow the duo to heal at their own rate.

"He looks in good shape, good mood, but it will take time," Klopp said of Alisson last month. "I don’t know exactly. No date in my mind, we will give him the time he needs.

Naby Keita is nearing a return to full training, Jürgen Klopp has confirmed.




The midfielder sustained a hip injury ahead of the UEFA Super Cup final against Chelsea in Istanbul last month and has missed the Reds’ last three matches.

Keita will also sit out the forthcoming fixtures with Newcastle United and Napoli; however, Klopp expects to have him available for training following the trip to Italy.
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Elsewhere, the manager offered the latest on Alisson Becker’s rehabilitation from a calf injury, confirming Liverpool will continue to assess the goalkeeper’s recovery daily.

Klopp told his pre-Newcastle press conference, beginning with Alisson: “Funnily enough, we had lunch together [just now]; he looks good and he is improving, but we cannot put any pressure on it.

“It was a really serious injury in the calf. It is now much better, of course, and that’s good for us and good for him, but we don’t know exactly [how long it will be].

“The target was always after the next international break [that] he could be ready, but we don’t know. So, as I said, there is no pressure and hopefully everything will be fine for the rest of the season, that’s the plan.

“Naby is close, much closer than Ali. I think he could be in training when we come back from Napoli next week.”