Brendan Rodgers is hopeful Liverpool will have Daniel Sturridge and Adam Lallana available for Saturday's lunchtime trip to Arsenal.

The England duo remained at Melwood during the international break due to hip and groin injuries respectively.

However, Rodgers is optimistic they will both be ready for this weekend's Barclays Premier League clash at the Emirates and also confirmed Lucas Leiva could be considered from the start after returning to full fitness.

The manager told reporters at Melwood: "Daniel is back training with the team today. We'll see the reaction of that tomorrow.

"It's a game we will want to get something from. In terms of the objectives going into the game, it's no different to what it was before Manchester United, but of course we had a disappointing result and performance last time out.

"We really want to make sure we perform and give ourselves a chance to get a positive result.

"The team is coming along fine. The squad have been away, some of them coming back from internationals, and they're fine.

"Jordan Henderson is back in and Lucas Leiva is back fit and available to come in from the start. The squad is good.

"Adam will hopefully be training with the team tomorrow and available for the weekend."