Liverpool defender set to return soon
Liverpool defender Daniel Agger may return to action for the English Premier League side within three weeks, according to the club's head of sports science Dr Peter Brukner.
The Denmark international has been on the sidelines since picking up an injury to his calf while playing for his country in the 2-0 UEFA 2012 European Football Championship qualifying win over Cyprus on 12 October.
He has not played for the Reds since the 2-2 EPL stalemate with Sunderland in September but the 25-year-old is making a quick recovery and will certainly back in action before the busy Christmas fixture period.
Brukner told the club's official website: "Daniel's injury is an unusual one. In the international game a month ago, he got a kick on the calf, and sometimes when that happens you get some calcification in the blood clot that forms there, and unfortunately
that has happened in Daniel's case.
"It's just taken a lot longer than you would expect for something like that. The calcification, once it appears, takes about a month to dissolve and fully recover. Daniel has probably got another three weeks before he is back playing. It's a very disappointing
and frustrating situation but there's not a lot we can do about it. Only time heals this sort of injury, so we just have to be patient with Daniel. But he'll definitely be back before Christmas."
Agger joined Liverpool in 2006 from Danish outfit Brondby for a fee of five million pounds when Rafael Benitez was manager of the club.
He went on to establish himself as a key member of the first team and helped Liverpool to win the FA Cup and FA Community Shield in his first season. Agger has made 124 appearances for the club across all competitions and has scored seven goals.
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