Aurelio back for pre-season - Benitez - Sport in brief

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The Brazilian full-back was stretchered off against PSV on Tuesday night amid were fears he could be out for four months, making him a doubt for the start of next season.

But Benitez told the club's official website: "He will be fit for the pre-season. He had an operation and it was really good. It was over quickly - the doctor carried out a new kind of operation."

The left-back fell to the ground clutching his leg during the second half of the Reds' 3-0 quarter-final first-leg win at the Philips Stadium and was carried off on a stretcher.

It was a cruel blow for the 28-year-old, who shone in Saturday's Barclays Premiership defeat of Arsenal with crosses for goals scored by Peter Crouch and Daniel Agger.

Aurelio, signed from Valencia last summer, had just started to establish himself in the first team after an indifferent start to his Anfield career.

Benitez added: "He was playing really well, so it was a pity to see him get injured again."