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title: "Oxlade-Chamberlain injury update hugely positive for Liverpool"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-01-23T07:10:49Z"
modified: "2019-01-23T07:11:24Z"
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# Oxlade-Chamberlain injury update hugely positive for Liverpool

Liverpool have received an enormous boost with the news that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is nearing a shock return from injury.

The [https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-huge-oxlade-chamberlain-update-15718306](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-huge-oxlade-chamberlain-update-15718306)*[Liverpool Echo](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-huge-oxlade-chamberlain-update-15718306)* report that the 25-year-old could return to full training as early as mid to late February.

Oxlade-Chamberlain has been missing for the Reds since last April, when he picked up a cruciate ligament injury in the Champions League semi-final first leg against Roma.

Jurgen Klopp and his squad are currently on a training camp in Dubai, where the ex-Arsenal man has been taking part in light training exercises.

![Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/01/946253768.jpg)

Liverpool are still “reluctant” to rush the midfielder back too soon, but having been expected to miss the entire 2018/19 campaign, this is a huge positive.

He will potentially be available for the second leg of the Champions League last-16 clash with Bayern Munich in March.

It should also mean Oxlade-Chamberlain will play a part in Liverpool’s Premier League title run-in, crucially giving Klopp more options.

He became a key man this time last year and his direct style in the middle of the park has been badly missed, despite the Reds’ stunning season to date.

All of a sudden, it feels as though Liverpool have gained an extra player from nowhere.