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The Reds’ new No.23 enjoyed his first day at the AXA Training Centre on Friday having been on international duty with Colombia when his transfer from FC Porto was completed.

Luis Diaz his Liverpool debut in Sunday's Emirates FA Cup tie against Cardiff City

“Far too soon, I don’t know. If he would have been here yesterday [Thursday] and could have trained a little bit, I would have considered it definitely. Now, I don’t know,” replied the boss.

“Give me a second to meet him and ask him how his last two or three days were, because it’s not easy to sit around in Paris waiting for the papers and stuff like this. It’s not the best time of your life, it doesn’t help you with recovery from an intense period he had as well with two games for Colombia, massive travel, all these kind of things. So, let’s have a look.

“I wouldn’t say no because I would be excited as well. A few minutes in a sold-out Anfield is nice. But let’s see.”