Coutinho last featured for club or country on October 22 in Liverpool’s 4-1 defeat to Tottenham in the Premier League, with the muscle problem forcing him to miss their following three matches.
Brazil 5/6 to beat England
He was called up to Brazil’s squad despite the injury and sat out of their friendly with Japan on Friday, but the 25-year-old’s recovery has since gone to plan.
And now he is raring to go, with the match against England giving him the perfect opportunity to build up a bit of match fitness ahead of returning to action with Liverpool.
“Unfortunately, I could not play for Liverpool in the past three games because of injury,” Coutinho told reporters.
“Now I feel 100% fit, I have recovered and I am in a good shape to be available for the game against England.
“I never want to miss any Brazil games. I am honoured to wear this shirt whenever I can.
“England will be our first European opponent under Tite [Brazil coach]. We are looking forward to battling with them
“They have a lot of quality players who operate in a top league like the Premier League. It will no doubt be a difficult encounter.”
