"I have not trained with the other players," said Nakamura yesterday. "I just did some running and shooting and I've not felt any pain in my knee.

"I will have to talk with the doctor in the morning, though, because there might be a reaction to the work I've done. We'll see then.

"I've not spoken to the manager about it yet. You have to remember this is the first time I've been back in training, so we'll have to think things through.

"Of course, I'm not in perfect fitness, but you are never going to be 100% if you've been injured for a while."