Captain Jordan Henderson hopes Liverpool have put a season of injury struggles and inconsistency behind them as they begin a potentially pivotal run of fixtures at Augsburg in the Europa League.
England midfielder Henderson, who has been restricted to 16 appearances this term due to a chronic heel problem, completed 90 minutes as Liverpool romped to a 6-0 Premier League win at lowly Aston Villa on Sunday.
The result left Liverpool eighth in the table nine points behind fourth-place Manchester City, who they face in the League Cup final on February 28 before City visit in Anfield in the league three days later.
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Jose Mourinho defended Manchester United s players following the Red Devils 3-1 loss at Liverpool, reiterating that he has the full backing of his squad.
Two goals from substitute Xherdan Shaqiri condemned United to defeat on Sunday, and Mourinho s side now sit 19 points adrift of Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Mourinho left several star players, including Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba, on the bench, with the latter not brought on despite United attempting to haul themselves back into the contest late on.
However, when asked whether he had the full support of the United players, a frustrated Mourinho claimed the question suggested that his squad were dishonest.
Are you calling the players dishonest? Mourinho told Sky Sports.
I believe they …
Alexis Sanchez has been passed fit for Chile s second Confederations Cup Group B game against Germany on Thursday.
An ankle problem meant the Arsenal star could only manage a second-half appearance in their 2-0 opening win over Cameroon but head coach Juan Antonio Pizzi says he has been given the all-clear by the medical staff.
Manchester City goalkeeper Claudio Bravo remains short of fitness following a calf issue, however, and will not return to the side.
Alexis is available, Pizzi told a news conference. He showed he could play without problems and he recovered after a couple of days. He trained and didn t have any pain.
The doctors and physios are the ones who decide whether the players can play or not and they ve said he can play.
Claud…