Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has confirmed that goalkeeper Alisson Becker is fit for Tuesday night’s Champions League game against Girona after being sidelined for more than two months with a thigh injury.

Alisson has been unavailable since October 5, when he was sent off in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.

“He’s fit,” Slot said in a press conference on Monday when asked about the goalkeeper. “It speaks for itself when you can play with Alisson, who has been so outstanding for this club and the Brazilian national team for so many years.”

“It’s definitely nice to have him back and available, but looking at how his replacement has done, it won’t be easy to do better, so we definitely expect that Same and maybe slightly better margins, but Caoimhín (Kelleher) has done so well, so we can say we have two great goalkeepers who can do the job for us.

“But Alisson has been so outstanding for the club for so many years that we expect him to do the same in the coming weeks and months.”

Republic international Caoimhín Kelleher performed admirably in the 32-year-old’s absence, although he made a costly error in last week’s 3-3 draw with Newcastle United.

Slot had previously confirmed Alisson would return to goal when fit and the Liverpool manager could give the Brazil international a starting place at the Estadi Montilivi as his side look to continue their impeccable Champions League record.

Alisson trained with the first team on Monday afternoon before flying to Spain with the squad. The goalkeeper shared a photo of himself on board the flight on his Instagram story with the caption: “So happy to be back.”

Diogo Jota, who has been absent since Liverpool’s win over Chelsea on October 20, also trained with the team on Monday but was not included in the 19-man squad, while fellow striker Federico Chiesa is out due to illness.