Source: Barclays Premiership
Steven Gerrard has confirmed he expects to be back in Liverpool's first team for their Barclays Premiership game against Middlesbrough on November 20.
The Anfield captain visited a specialist and was told that he can step up his training in early November and start running again.
Gerrard has not played since he broke a metatarsal in his foot on September 20 at Manchester United.
But he has the Barclays Premiership match at the Riverside Stadium on November 20 for his return.
But the England midfielder says he could be fit for the previous week's home match with Crystal Palace.
Those goals mean he will definitely be available for the final European group matches away to Monaco on November 23 and at home to Olympiacos on December 8.
Gerrard said: "I had a meeting with the specialist and everything was really positive. I have been given the go-ahead to start running again and all going well I could be back training with the lads in two weeks.
"It was music to my ears and I am delighted with the news. It has been difficult but the physios here at the club and the doctor have been brilliant. I am happy with the way things are going and I can definitely now see light at the end of the tunnel."
He added: "If I really pushed it I could probably be back for the Palace game on November 13, but I think a more realistic target would be Middlesbrough away the week after.
"I do not want to rush things unnecessarily and I will probably play in a practice game beforehand. If there are no complications along the way I should definitely be involved in the trip to Boro."
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I'm eager to see Gerrard play once again. I like the fact that the lad is making progress as far as recovering from his injury goes. I'd love to see Gerrard return when we play Crystal Palace at Anfield. Nunez is also expected to return around the same time as Gerrard, plenty too look forward to.
We've shown that we are not build around Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard, as some expected for us to end up in the bottom of the table after Gerrard picked up his injury. We've done the opposite, we are improving in every game, the confidence of our players has sky-rocketed on the pitch in our recent games.