Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is delighted with the progress that his injured players have made in order to regain full fitness.
The Reds boss began by explaining that Fabio Aurelio will be back by the time the club host Burnley at Anfield on September 12.
"Fabio is back training and playing football," Benitez is quoted by The Liverpool Daily Post as saying.
"After the end of the international break I don’t think he will have any problems and he will be able to be involved in normal training sessions and be in the squad."
The former Valencia manager also indicated that Daniel Agger and Nabil El Zhar are on the road to recovery following back and knee injuries respectively.
"Daniel Agger is walking again after his back operation and Nabil El Zhar’s knee injury is also improving so that is very positive," he remarked.
The gaffer finally touched on the subject of his biggest signing of the summer, Alberto Aquilani, who had an ankle surgery in May and has spent the last three weeks at Melwood continuing his rehabilitation programme.
"Alberto is improving," said the Spaniard.
"We were talking before about six to eight weeks [on the sidelines] and after a few weeks his ankle is much better but he will need time.
"He’s in the swimming pool and in the gym and working with the physios but he’s not jogging yet."
The tactician of the Merseyside club did not reveal how long it will take for Aquilani to make a full recovery, but maintained that the player has shown improvement in his rehabilitation programme.
"We cannot put a date on things and it’s important to just see how he progresses," said 'Rafa'.
"We are checking on him regularly and he had a scan in the past week which showed he is much better.
"It’s just a case of keeping an eye on him every day."
The manager signed off by hinting that he expects big things out of the former Roma player.
"When he does start to play everyone will see what a clever player he is," the Spaniard concluded.
The Reds boss began by explaining that Fabio Aurelio will be back by the time the club host Burnley at Anfield on September 12.
"Fabio is back training and playing football," Benitez is quoted by The Liverpool Daily Post as saying.
"After the end of the international break I don’t think he will have any problems and he will be able to be involved in normal training sessions and be in the squad."
The former Valencia manager also indicated that Daniel Agger and Nabil El Zhar are on the road to recovery following back and knee injuries respectively.
"Daniel Agger is walking again after his back operation and Nabil El Zhar’s knee injury is also improving so that is very positive," he remarked.
The gaffer finally touched on the subject of his biggest signing of the summer, Alberto Aquilani, who had an ankle surgery in May and has spent the last three weeks at Melwood continuing his rehabilitation programme.
"Alberto is improving," said the Spaniard.
"We were talking before about six to eight weeks [on the sidelines] and after a few weeks his ankle is much better but he will need time.
"He’s in the swimming pool and in the gym and working with the physios but he’s not jogging yet."
The tactician of the Merseyside club did not reveal how long it will take for Aquilani to make a full recovery, but maintained that the player has shown improvement in his rehabilitation programme.
"We cannot put a date on things and it’s important to just see how he progresses," said 'Rafa'.
"We are checking on him regularly and he had a scan in the past week which showed he is much better.
"It’s just a case of keeping an eye on him every day."
The manager signed off by hinting that he expects big things out of the former Roma player.
"When he does start to play everyone will see what a clever player he is," the Spaniard concluded.
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