Alanyaspor defender Steven Caulker has joked about returning to Liverpool to ease their injury crisis.

Caulker was signed on loan from Queens Park Rangers in January 2016 after the Reds suffered a host of injuries in defence.

He went on to make three substitute appearances before playing the full 90 minutes of the FA Cup tie at home to West Ham United, his final outing for the club.

Caulker, though, is best remembered for his late contribution at Norwich City when, having been brought on in the 89th minute, he joined the attack and laid on an assist for Adam Lallana to score a dramatic 95th-minute winner to earn a remarkable 5-4 triumph.

The Liverpool Echo reports the 28-year-old couldn't resist referring to that incident when responding to a tweet from Goal jokingly imploring Jurgen Klopp to "bring him home" in light of Joe Gomez joining Virgil van Dijk on the sidelines.

Caulker said: "I'm only coming back if I'm playing up front! #YNWA"