Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita unlikely to make Champions League final but could recover from thigh injury in time for Guinea's Africa Cup of Nations campaign Naby Keita sustained a thigh injury in Liverpool's 3-0 defeat by Barcelona Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Keita 'ahead of schedule' in his recovery But the midfielder is still a major doubt for the June 1 Champions League final
By Pa Reporter
Published: 13:13 BST, 23 May 2019 | Updated: 13:15 BST, 23 May 2019
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Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita's recovery from a thigh problem is ahead of schedule but he is unlikely to be fit enough to feature in the Champions League final.
The Guinea international could, however, be back in time for the Africa Cup of Nations, which starts on June 21.
Keita tore an adductor muscle in the 3-0 semi-final first leg defeat in Barcelona and the initial prognosis was a two-month absence.
Liverpool's Naby Keita is unlikely to recover form injury in time for the Champions League final
But having responded well to treatment the midfielder, who is out in Marbella with the rest of the squad preparing for
