Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has published he has kicked a ball for the primary time in 4 months as he reaches a vital milestone at the street to restoration.

The Liverpool midfielder had his season cruelly reduce quick within the first leg of the Champions League Ultimate in opposition to Roma in April.

An risk free problem left the England guy writhing in agony at the touchline with ruptured ligaments – shattering his Eu and International Cup dream immediately.

Even supposing it’s nonetheless anticipated he’s going to leave out everything of this season, the previous Arsenal megastar admits he’s in just right spirits, particularly after any such important step forward.

He mentioned on the most recent version of LFC Later: “It’s going neatly – very dull, very sluggish, very lengthy, all of the just right stuff! However I’m making growth, which is clearly what we’d like. It’s only a lengthy procedure and I simply stay plugging away, however I’m in just right spirits and I’m actually certain about it.

“You simply get right into a regimen [with] tunnel imaginative and prescient and stay going, environment your self little targets and little issues to succeed in.

“I handed the ball the opposite day, now not rather well, however I began passing the ball and that was once large for me as a way to kick and know that my knee can kick a ball.

“Even supposing it was once 5 yards, I’ve set to work on stuff like that and it’s little wins like that that stay you going and stay you pushing ahead to the following one.”