(Reuters) - Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has confirmed Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ahead of schedule in his recovery from a serious knee injury and could return to training as early as February. Oxlade-Chamberlain sustained cruciate ligament damage when going in for a tackle during their Champions League semi-final first-leg win over Italian side AS Roma at Anfield in April. When asked if the comments were a form of mind games from his counterpart, Klopp said: "That is not the Unai Emery I know. "We were not as good as we can be defending-wise," Klopp said of the two sides' last meeting. Outstanding strikers up front, quick on the wings - a really good team."

Source: The Star December 28, 2018 15:33 UTC