Joel Matip played an hour for Liverpool under-23s in a 3-0 win against Ipswich Town on Sunday, a day after making his Premier League comeback in the 3-2 defeat against Swansea City.
Matip, 25, was introduced as a stoppage time substitute as Liverpool fell to a shock defeat against Swansea.
A good hour for Joel Matip ahead of Wednesday night. He last played for the first team on Dec. 11 so it was much-needed game-time. #LFC pic.twitter.com/5fiELh0BdH
- Glenn Price (@GlennPrice94) January 22, 2017
The defender was part of a strong team at Prenton Park that also included Alberto Moreno, Joe Gomez and Kevin Stewart that won convincingly thanks to goals from Paulo Alves, Rhian Brewster and Ben Woodburn.
Matip had not appeared for Liverpool since early December first because of an ankle injury and subsequently because of uncertainty over his eligibility following his withdrawal from Cameroon's squad for the African Nations Cup.