Liverpool handed massive injury boost ahead of Man City showdown as Joe Gomez, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Ibrahima Konate return to training along with South American contingent

• Four Liverpool stars returned to training after missing the Brentford match
• Their South American stars were also back after a chaotic international break
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Jurgen Klopp was given a boost ahead of Saturday’s test at Manchester City as several injured stars returned to training. 

Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, and Joe Gomez all had to sit out the match against Brentford but were back firing at the AXA Training Centre on Thursday. 

Alisson, Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, and Luis Diaz were also pictured after being away on international duty in South America. 

The first three had a chaotic time at the Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier, which saw fans and police clash in the stands, while Diaz scored twice in three minutes in front of his emotional father for Colombia. 

Liverpool face City in the 12.30pm kick-off on Saturday in a top-of-the-table Premier League encounter. 

Ibrahima Konate returned to Liverpool training having missed the last couple of games 

Ryan Gravenberch was also back and could be in contention for the Manchester City clash

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Klopp’s men sit just a point behind Pep Guardiola’s title winners, meaning they can leapfrog City with a win. 

Gravenberch is back in contention after a couple of games, having missed the 3-2 loss against Toulouse and the 3-0 win against Brentford. 

Konate felt something in his hamstring, forcing him to miss the Brentford game and withdraw from France duty, but he is back competing for a space in the back line. 

Jones has been out ever since coming off against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup near the start of the month but Klopp previously said that he should be back in the mix around now.  

The timeline with Gomez is a little less clear. He was an unexpected omission from the squad to face Brentford and Liverpoo are yet to estimate when he will be back. 

Other photographs from training reveal Klopp showing off his football skills. 

Curtis Jones has been out since coming off against Bournemouth early in the month but could be back in the running for minutes 

It is unclear how long Joe Gomez will be out for but the defender was all smiles in training

Jurgen Klopp put his close control on show in what appeared to be a game of one-bounce

He has beaten Guardiola more than any other manager in football and will be hoping to channel that history into Saturday’s fixture. 

However, Guardiola was recently revealed as the most influential manager in football according to a poll by LiveScore. 

Having led City to the Treble last season, he has them top of the table again after Tottenham lost their previous two games under Ange Postecoglou. 

At ther Etihad Stadium last season, City thrashed Liverpool 4-1 with Jack Grealish being named Man of the Match.  

Alisson readied himself for a save after returning from international duty with Brazil 

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