Liverpool train under the lights at Melwood as Klopp reveals Sadio Mane is ready to start

Liverpool’s players trained under the lights at Melwood, just 24 hours ahead of their huge Champions League clash against Napoli at Anfield.

Perhaps in a bid to ready themselves for the night game, Jurgen Klopp sent his players out to the training pitches later than usual on Monday evening.

Mohamed Salah, Dejan Lovren, Xherdan Shaqiri and Trent Alexander-Arnold were among the players present, with high spirits clear in the camp.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was among the stars in high spirits as the Reds trained in the dark

Sadio Mane (centre) is fit to start against Napoli after fully recovering from his foot injury

Jurgen Klopp oversaw the session shortly after his press conference, in which he confirmed that Sadio Mane will be ready to start the must-win Champions League clash against Napoli.     

Senegalese forward Mane, having recovered from a foot injury sustained against Everton, returned as a second-half substitute in Liverpool’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth which took them to the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

‘Sadio can deal with the pain obviously… it looked like that in Bournemouth, so that’s cool,’ the manager said.

‘It’s good enough that we can consider him at least. We have two sessions still to come… we’ll train tomorrow morning as well. We have the meeting to do. In the squad there is nothing really serious after the (Bournemouth) game, that’s good.’

Liverpool are third in Group C with six points, three behind Napoli and two behind Paris Saint-Germain who they lost to a fortnight ago. They need to either win 1-0 or by two goals or more to pip Napoli on head-to-head.

Liverpool’s players are readying themselves for a do-or-die clash with Napoli on Tuesday night

Jurgen Klopp sent his players out later than usual, perhaps to get used to the night conditions

Salah, seen here through a crowd of players, will likely be in the starting XI at Anfield

The stage is set for a tense night under the Anfield lights where Liverpool will require the kind of grandstand finish they enjoyed in 2004 when they needed to beat Greek side Olympiakios by two clear goals in their last group game to progress and did so thanks to Steven Gerrard’s last-gasp screamer.

‘Now we have the chance to go through and that is pretty special after the campaign we played so far,’ Klopp, whose side lost all three away games, told reporters.

‘Now we have to create a special atmosphere with the way we play and we have to use it as well. I am really looking forward to it. It is a big opportunity for us and we will try everything to put it right.’

Jordan Henderson, Andy Robertson and Adam Lallana (left-right) go through a training drill

Lovren (right) faces a late fitness test but Liverpool are hopeful he will play against Napoli

Salah, Lovren, Daniel Sturridge and Shaqiri (left-right) run during Liverpool’s training session

Klopp confirmed defender Dejan Lovren, who has missed Liverpool’s last three matches, will need a late fitness test before a decision is taken on his involvement.

‘Yesterday he was out on the pitch and looked quite well,’ Klopp added. ‘Can he be part of training today or not? We will see that.’

Lovren did indeed take his place on the training pitch shortly after, pictured stretching alongside star man Salah. 

The manager also expects midfielder Adam Lallana to feature after the player felt no ill-effects from a head injury he sustained against Bournemouth.