Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva is delighted with his playing return.

He played 90 minutes in the club's charity game on Sunday to get some game time into his legs and is now looking forward to this weekend's top-four showdown at Arsenal.

"I feel great," Lucas said. "Leading up to the Manchester United game I had a full week of training as well, so it's been two weeks of full training.

"I was available for the Manchester United game, but probably wasn't able to play the whole game. Now I feel 100 per cent.

"Now it's just a question of getting some minutes and training sessions, so that's what I need and what I'm having.

"Leading into the Arsenal game that's going to be good because I will have had three full weeks of training and I'm looking forward to it."