Soccer Football - Premier League - Newcastle United vs Liverpool - St James’ Park, Newcastle, Britain - October 1, 2017 Newcastle United's Joselu in action with Liverpool's Joel Matip REUTERS/Scott Heppell
(Reuters) - Liverpool defender Joel Matip could return from his muscle injury sooner than expected, manager Juergen Klopp said as he ruled out the centre-back for Wednesday's Champions League clash against Spartak Moscow.
Matip, one of Liverpool's first-choice centre-backs, was expected to be sidelined for a month after picking up the injury in the club's 3-0 Premier League win at Stoke City last week but Klopp is hoping the 26-year-old can make a quicker recovery.
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