Lucas Leiva ‘ready to play 90 minutes’ for Liverpool again following injury

Liverpool utility man Lucas Leiva insists that he is 100% fit and ready to play now, following an injury picked up during pre-season training, The Brazilian was linked with a move to Turkey during the window, but the move was blocked by Reds boss Jurgen Klopp. Lucas provides another option for Liverpool at centre half […]
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2016-09-02 17:22:00

Liverpool utility man Lucas Leiva insists that he is 100% fit and ready to play now, following an injury picked up during pre-season training, The Brazilian was linked with a move to Turkey during the window, but the move was blocked by Reds boss Jurgen Klopp.

Lucas provides another option for Liverpool at centre half as well as in midfield and his versatility could come in useful for the team this season, "I’m 100 per cent I would say," the 29-year-old told Liverpoolfc.com when asked about his level of fitness.

"I didn’t miss much, to be honest – I was only out for three-and-a-half weeks. I did a lot of training after that, played 45 minutes for the U23s and was on the bench the last game [at Tottenham]. I’m ready to go. I think I had a very good pre-season. I missed part of it but I think I’ve recovered.

"Now with the international break I have another two weeks to train hard and I feel very fit. If I had had to start the game, Spurs would probably be too early because I played 45 minutes for the U23s the day before, but if I’d have had to come on I would have been fine. As I said, I have two weeks to work more and be ready. I would say I’m now ready to play 90 minutes."

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