Steven Gerrard could return to full training as early as Monday, after making good progress from his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained on international duty.
The Liverpool captain picked up the injury during England’s 2-1 defeat to France in November.
The central midfielder will not make the club’s Europa League game against Steaua Bucharest and will just miss out on the match against Aston Villa next Monday.
But the club’s head of sports science, Peter Brukner, is confident the rehabilitation has gone exactly to plan and Gerrard could return for the Newcastle game.
"Steven's going well. He's back running, though not back in training," Brukner told the club's official website.
"He's certainly looking good to play the Newcastle game, which has been our target all along.
"We're hoping he'll be back in training at the start of next week.
"Everything's gone to plan."
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