Huge boost for Liverpool as key star is set to return against West Ham United

Liverpool vice-captain James Milner is set to return to the starting XI for Monday’s clash against West Ham, according to the Liverpool Echo.

The Englishman missed the 1-1 draw with Leicester City due to a suspension, and the report claims he will slot in as the right-back at the London Stadium.

Milner picked up a red card in the 4-3 win over Crystal Palace, and due to a lack of options, Jurgen Klopp had to play Jordan Henderson as our right-back against the Foxes.

The return of Milner will be a huge boost as the Englishman does a great job as a full-back. The report adds that Trent Alexander-Arnold is making great progress, but is eyeing a return for the game against Bournemouth. Henderson didn’t do a bad job at the back, but he didn’t look extremely comfortable either.

Jurgen Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com (h/t Liverpool Echo) that several players had problems going into the Leicester game, but that he hasn’t heard of any additional problems after the draw:

“Now we played that game and I didn’t hear anything so far (in terms of other fitness issues), nothing else happened, so that means I think a few players will come back or are in better physical shape again and that helps of course.”

The Reds hold a five-point lead over Manchester City, but that could be reduced to just two as the Cityzens play before we do in this round of fixtures.

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Pep Guardiola’s men don’t have an easy game as they are against Arsenal and hopefully, we come out with an even greater lead over them after Monday.