Jurgen Klopp allayed fears over the fitness of captain Jordan Henderson for Liverpool s Champions League last-16 first-leg tie at Inter, a team he considers the best in Italy.
Henderson suffered a minor back issue playing against Cardiff City in the FA Cup, which ruled him out of the 2-0 win over Leicester City.
The skipper was back as the Reds defeated Burnley 1-0 on Sunday and took a knock on the knee against the Clarets.
However, Liverpool boss Klopp confirmed Henderson will be fit for a mouth-watering showdown with reigning Serie A champions Inter at San Siro on Wednesday.
Hendo is fine, he got a knock on his knee, today was the second day of recovery for a lot of players, Klopp said.
So, not the longest session for him, but apart from that …
Jose Mourinho hailed the ambition shown by Tammy Abraham after the forward joined Roma from Chelsea on Tuesday.
Abraham has signed a five-year contract with the Serie A club to fill the void left by Edin Dzeko s departure to Inter.
Roma paid €40million (£34.1m) to secure the services of a player who made his Chelsea debut in 2016 and has played six times for his country.
Mourinho believes leaving the Premier League behind for a new challenge shows Abraham has lofty aspirations.
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With Tammy, I prefer to say, wait and see , Mourinho said in a video posted on Roma s Twitter account.
I say that with total confidence. I ve known him since he was a boy. He s never played for …
Germany scored five goals in the first half of a game for the first time since crushing Brazil 7-1 at the 2014 World Cup during Tuesday s Euro 2020 qualifier against Estonia.
Joachim Low s side stunned world football when they beat tournament hosts Brazil at the Mineirao to secure a spot in the final five years ago, eventually going on to lift the trophy.
Things have not always been plain sailing since, as they disappointed as defending champions at last year s World Cup, but they look to be getting back to their best, with Tuesday s game evidence of that.
Marco Reus got Die Mannschaft off to a fine start with an easy finish in the 10th minute, and that was soon followed by a similarly straightforward goal courtesy of Serge Gnabry.
It was 3-0 with 20 minu…