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Lazar Markovic eases Liverpool worries by declaring fitness for Serbia

Lazar Markovic has given Liverpool a fitness boost by declaring himself ready to play for Serbia against Albania in Tuesday's Euro 2016 qualifier.

Markovic, 20, was substituted after 25 minutes of his country's 1-1 draw in Armenia on Saturday with a suspected muscle tear.

Reports in Serbia suggested initially that the midfielder would be unavailable for up to three weeks.

But Markovic, who joined Liverpool from Benfica for 20 million pounds in the summer, took to Facebook late on Monday to reassure fans of both his club and his country that he is fit.

He wrote: "I'm ready for match tomorrow! Injury is not as bad as it seemed at first sight."

Liverpool have lost several players to injury while on international duty this season.

Daniel Sturridge is only just regaining full fitness after suffering a thigh problem during an England training session on Sep. 5.

Four days later, Joe Allen picked up a knee injury while playing for Wales in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Andorra, although he -- like Sturridge -- is expected to be available to make a comeback when Liverpool visit Queens Park Rangers in the Premier League on Sunday.

Fellow midfielder Emre Can is recovering from ankle ligament damage sustained while playing for Germany under-21s in a European Championship qualifier against Romania on Sep. 9.

And the Reds are waiting to find out the extent of Dejan Lovren's abdominal injury, suffered while training with Croatia on Thursday. The injury forced the centre-back to pull out of his country's latest Euro 2016 qualifiers against Bulgaria and Azerbaijan.

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