Kuyt May Make Shock Return vs Sunderland

"We're trying to protect him a
little bit but he's made a
remarkable recovery"
- Roy Hodgson
Kuyt could make swift return
Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt is
on course to return sooner than
expected from a shoulder
injury.
The 30-year-old sustained the
problem on international duty
just over a fortnight ago and was
expected to be out of action for a
month.
However, manager Roy Hodgson
believes the Dutchman could be
selected in Saturday's squad to
face Sunderland or feature in
next week's Europa League trip
to Kuyt's former club Utrecht.
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"Dirk has trained the last couple
of days," said Hodgson.
"We're trying to protect him a
little bit but he's made a
remarkable recovery, so it'll be
interesting to see how he
progresses on Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday in relation
to Saturday's game and the game
next Thursday.
"We thought three to five weeks,
so we're at the quick end of the
scale."