Liverpool injury boost as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added to Champions League squad
Oxlade-Chamberlain ruptured ligaments in his right knee in the first leg of Liverpool’s semi-final against Roma last season and has been absent ever since
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Your support makes all the difference.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been added to Liverpool’s Champions League squad in news that will come as a major boost for the club as it attempts to maintain its pursuit of domestic and European glory.
Oxlade-Chamberlain ruptured ligaments in his right knee in the first leg of Liverpool’s semi-final against Roma last season and has been absent ever since.
Initial fears were raised that the England international could miss the entire 2018/19 season but manager Jurgen Klopp hinted in December that Oxlade-Chamberlain could return as early as February.
Having stepped up his recovery at a warm-weather training camp in the Middle East last month, it appears the midfielder is now targeting a comeback for the second half of the current campaign.
The 25-year-old could push for inclusion in the Liverpool squad that travels to Germany for the side’s second leg, last-16 tie against Bayern Munich, which takes place on 13 March.
Oxlade-Chamberlain’s return will be welcomed by a squad that has been struck down with a number of injuries in recent weeks.
The Reds are set to be without Joe Gomez for a number of weeks after he underwent surgery on a leg break on Monday.
Meanwhile, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and Dejan Lovren all missed yesterday’s 1-1 draw with West Ham due to fitness issues.
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