Brighton received a number of injury boosts this week ahead of their trip to face Liverpool at Anfield.
The likes of Kaoru Mitoma, Yasin Ayari and Tommy Watson all return and are available for selection, as is former Liverpool man James Milner.
The 39-year-old remains a key figure for Fabian Hurzeler but has not featured since the 4-2 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford last October. Milner has struggled with a muscular injury but returns in time to face his former club Liverpool.
Hurzeler, 32, is delighted to have his midfielder back and available and Milner has been one of the senior figures Hurzeler has leaned on during his time at Brighton.
“We have a lot of discussions,” said the German to reporters. “We had and we will have during our relationship since I arrived here and I think it’s very important to have these kind of players in your squad who are experienced.
“The players who have an understanding of what it means to win something because that’s exactly what we try to go for.
“And on top of that you need these kind of players who are like examples and role models for the younger players.
“So how hard he works should give every player an understanding how much they have to, to get there where he was and to achieve the things he achieved.
“Sometimes you can’t do these kind of things with words, you only can do it by behaviour and he showed it and shows it by daily behaviour and that’s very important and impressive for us.”
Hurzeler on Liverpool’s form: Football is strange
Milner’s old club Liverpool have struggled this season. The Premier League champions spent big during the summer but it has taken the new arrivals time to settle.
Hurzeler said Liverpool were among his favourites to win the title this season and is at a loss to explain their issues.
“There might be several reasons why this happened,” Hurzeler said to Sussex World.
“I think to have a favourite regarding winning the Premier League is very tough because the league is so competitive, it’s so equal but definitely I think for everyone, here in this room, they might be one of the favourites by being the champions and by spending so much money.
“I think you definitely are a part of this group but football is sometimes strange, football is sometimes you can’t explain things.
“It’s about finding solutions now for them and they have great tradition, they have a great coach, they have great players, they have great fans.
“So for me it’s still a very big club with quite a big history with great achievements in the past so I’m sure that they will come back strong.”
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