Liverpool centre-back Mamadou Sakho has confirmed he will return to training on Saturday following a hip injury that has forced him to miss two matches.
France international Sakho did not play when Liverpool won 2-0 at Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday.
He will be absent again as they defend a 1-0 lead against Besiktas in their Europa League round-of-32 second-leg match on Thursday.
Dejan Lovren, who deputised for the France international in a reshuffled central back three at St Mary's Stadium, is likely to stand in again, but Sakho has indicated that he has a chance of being available for this Sunday's Premier League home match against Manchester City.
Good news as following the tests I had at the beginning of the week and after the medical staff 's opinion...
- Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho3) February 26, 2015
... i can go back to training with the group on Saturday! Minewhile, I wish good luck to the whole team for tonight !
- Mamadou Sakho (@mamadousakho3) February 26, 2015
He tweeted: "Good news as following the tests I had at the beginning of the week and after the medical staff's opinion, I can go back to training with the group on Saturday!"
Former Paris Saint-Germain captain Sakho, 24, had a frustrating first half of the season.
He walked out of Anfield in disappointment before the 1-1 draw against Everton on Sept. 27 after learning he would not be involved in the match.
He later apologised on Twitter, but then suffered a thigh injury and did not play for the club again until Dec. 17.
He has since become a regular starter, benefiting from manager Brendan Rodgers' decision to switch from a flat back four to a three-man central defence.
A win for Liverpool on Sunday would move them into the Premier League's top four if Southampton fail to win at West Brom and Manchester United lose at home to Sunderland on the Saturday.