Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has played down suggestions that Adam Lallana has suffered a setback in his recovery from a thigh problem.

The England international damaged his thigh during pre-season, which forced him to miss the early stages of the 2017-18 campaign.

Lallana made his comeback as a substitute against Chelsea in the Premier League last month, but the 29-year-old has not been seen since amid suggestions that he has suffered a reoccurrence of the same issue.

Klopp, however, has insisted that the attacker is ‘training completely normally’, and Liverpool will remain patient as he builds back to full fitness.

As a result, Lallana will not be involved in Wednesday’s Premier League clash against West Bromwich Albion, where the Reds will look to bounce back from Sunday’s 1-1 draw at home to Everton.

Klopp told reporters:

“Adam is back in training completely normally but of course he needs to build up again. That’s how it is.

“But he is good. He trains completely normally. We have to see what we do with him because we need him for the next few weeks, 100 per cent.

“We should not need him for tomorrow (Wednesday) but then, step by step, we need to see how we can bring him in match fitness shape. That’s it. We have to see, but he is in a good way.”

Lallana, who is valued at £22.5m by transfermarkt.co.uk, scored eight times in 35 appearances for Liverpool during the 2017-18 campaign.