Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho is pushing for an early return from injury.

Sakho limped off during the Reds' defeat by Crystal Palace earlier this month, and it was initially feared the 25-year-old could be out until January.

"I'm very happy because I think it's good news," he told Liverpool's website. "Everyone thought I had a big injury for a long time.

"But, thank God, I think it will be between four and six weeks. We will see the evolution. Now I feel much better, I work and I hope I will come back as soon as possible.

"For me, it's not difficult. I take my injury like that because I can change nothing. I know which way I have to go, which road I have to take."