Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Liverpool midfielder set to feature for Under-23s against Derby as recovery from knee injury continues

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Liverpool midfielder set to feature for Under-23s against Derby as recovery from knee injury continues
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlains road to recovery has taken another step as he will feature for Liverpools Under-23s today (Friday).The 25-year-old has been sidelined since last April after suffering knee ligament damage, just as he established himself as one of the key players under Jurgen Klopp.2

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is stepping up his recovery

Oxlade-Chamberlain will play for the Under-23s against Derby as he looks to build up his match fitness.He could have played earlier in the week against Evertons Under-23s but manager Klopp did not want to risk him in what was likely to be a feisty encounter. Speaking in his press conference ahead of Liverpools clash with Burnley on Sunday, Klopp said: Ox is a very smart boy and it is clear that he needs some sessions to prepare himself for a game and he wanted these games as well.These games we will see for sure. It looks very positive but it was a long time he was out so we need to be sensible but we think the right time is now.

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Derby is a tough opponent. The previous game against Everton he could have played but I wasnt sure about the intensity but now he is ready and well let him start.We are excited of course.2

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Oxlade-Chamberlain steps up his return from injury at a vital point of the season, with just nine Premier League matches remaining for the Reds to secure their first league championship since 1990.Liverpool are also still fighting on the European front, with a trip to Bayern Munich planned for next week in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.

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