Ruben Amorim is hopeful Benjamin Sesko will be back before Bryan Mbeumo, Amad Diallo and Noussair Mazraoui lead for the Africa Cup of Nations after the striker avoided serious injury.
Sesko hobbled off in the 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur with Amorim fearing that night that his £73.7million summer signing had suffered a serious problem to his knee.
That did not prove to be the case and after pulling out of international duty with Slovenia to begin his rehab at Carrington, Amorim is now much more optimistic.
'He is going to stay a few weeks out, I don't know how long but it is not that serious,' Amorim said.