"I would love to be given some minutes on the pitch tonight because I feel I am now ready," said Alonso.
"I have been training for two and a half weeks - both with the first team and the reserves when the first team have been away - and everything has gone fine. But the true test comes in games.
"I have been tackling as normal in training and I am totally pain-free, so I don't expect there to be any problems if I am involved."
