Some 134 days after his last outing in a Liverpool shirt, it was heartening to see Naby Keita belatedly put a firm foot forward on his road to recovery on Sunday evening in Dubai.
As the darkness had just about started to settle in around the Al Maktoum Stadium, Keita arrived for the final half hour of a 3-1 defeat to Lyon in the exhibition tournament known as the Dubai Super Cup.
It's been quite the wait for the No.8 to get back on the pitch again having last turned out for Jurgen Klopp's side as a late substitute in the Community Shield on July 30 against Manchester City.
