http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Oussama-Assaidi-c28900, and revealed that the duo will soon make a return to the squad.
Cole, who returned to Anfield this summer after serving out his one-year loan deal at Lille, sustained a hamstring injury during the Reds opening league game against West Bromwich Albion.
Assaidi, on the other hand, was ruled out from the squad after suffering a groin problem. He is yet to make his first appearance for the Merseyside outfit.
Liverpool claimed the services of the Moroccan International from the Dutch side, Heerenveen, this summer for a transfer fee believed to be in the region of 2.4 million pounds.
The return of the duo to the team will serve to bolster the attacking options of the Northern Irishman, who has so far seen his side struggle to score goals this season.
Speaking of the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 winger’s situation, the Ulsterman unravelled that his doctors were satisfied with the progress shown by him. However, he was not willing to risk playing him as yet, as he wants him to complete his convalescence process.
The manager told the reporters in an interview, “Joe is working well and the medical department are pleased with his progress. He was out onto the pitch over the weekend doing some work, so there's still a little way to go with Joe yet but he's on the right
track, which is important.”
Assaidi – a player who possesses prodigious talent – missed out on a reserve game against Manchester City on Monday after experiencing tightness in his groin.
Nonetheless, Rodgers was optimistic that the 24-year old will make a speedy recovery, and will join the training sessions within the next couple of weeks.
“He was due to play in the reserve game, but after training with the reserves in preparation for the game on Sunday, he felt a little bit of tightness. We're hoping in the next couple of days he'll be ready to train and re-join the group,” he added.
Absence of qualityup front is believed to be the prime reason behind the Reds current dismal form. According to some reports, the club are currently exploring the market for a free agent, in order to ease their attacking woes.
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