Liverpool hopeful Raul Meireles, Daniel Agger and Fabio Aurelio will be fit to face Manchester United

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Liverpool first-team coach Steve Clarke believes Raul Meireles, Daniel Agger and Fabio Aurelio are all in with a chance of facing Manchester United on Sunday after recovering from injuries.

Liverpool are also hopeful that Andy Carroll will make his debut soon, although the game against bitter rivals United may come too soon for the striker.

On Raul Meireles, who was substituted in the second half of Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to West Ham on Sunday, Clarke said: “We’re hopeful. He [Meireles] had a little problem with his knee and as a precaution at the start of the second half [against West Ham] we thought it was better to take him off.

“That gives him a better chance of being ready for the next game. He’ll get three or four days on the easier list and then hopefully towards the end of the week we’ll be able to put him back in the preparations for the weekend.”

Agger and Aurelio both missed the match against West Ham on Sunday, and are expected to return to training in the next two days, but Sotirios Kyrgiakos, who also missed the match, is not expected to feature.

“They [Agger and Aurelio] are both on the easy list at the moment,” Clarke said.

“We’re almost sure Fábio Aurélio will join us on Thursday and we’re hopeful Daniel will join us on Thursday or Friday at the latest.”