Kewell in fitness battle

Kewell had targeted the Champions League games with Barcelona as a possible return from injury, but Rafael Benitez has revealed that the midfielder's lack of match fitness means the club are unsure when he will be able to rejoin the first team squad.

"Harry is progressing, but with his situation we can't say whether it's one week or two weeks or whatever. We need to look at it day by day," said the Liverpool boss.

"I could say he could be back for two weeks, but we have to really wait and see.

"We tried to support Harry when he had some problems last season. He was playing really well, but after the World Cup he had another problem.

"We have to wait for Harry to be close to being fit before we talk to him and give him support on the mental side of playing again."