Sadio Mane worries for Liverpool before the decisive blow with Fulham

Liverpool hopes that Sadio Mane will be in a position to face Fulham on Sunday after missing the practice.

The Senegalese striker was again the star of the series in the middle of the week when he scored twice against Bayern Munich.

The double has allowed Mane to score six goals in his last four games, while he continues to surpbad the Mo Salah talisman.

But there are worries ahead of Sunday's trip to the capital after Mane missed Friday's practice session at Melwood.

We do not know if Mane has an injury problem with Jurgen Klopp likely to give him every chance of appearing against the Cottagers in trouble.

Skipper Jordan Henderson will certainly not participate in the match after an ankle injury in Munich.

Liverpool should also do without Naby Keita in Fulham.

There is positive news about defenseman Joe Gomez, who is getting closer to returning to the first team.

Speaking Friday, Klopp confirmed that Gomez would return to the game after the international break.

"Very positive, it's not even in the daily (medical) updates, so it's all positive," said Klopp.

"We hope he'll come back after the full international break-in training, and then we'll see how long it takes."

Gomez has already done a lot of fitness work to strengthen his muscles after breaking a hairline against Burnley in early December.

He was scheduled to return at the end of January, but suffered a setback that required surgery, which made him fear to miss the rest of the season, but he is about to return.