Babbel targets end-of-season cameo

Liverpool defender Markus Babbel wants a return to first-team action before the season's end.

Liverpool defender Markus Babbel wants a return to first-team action before the season's end.

Babble, sidelined with a muscle-numbing condition since August last year, said: "I would love to play for five minutes at the end of our last game of the season against Ipswich.

"I have asked the boss to bring me on at the end if we are a few goals up and the match is won," he told the club's website, Liverpoolfc.tv on Monday

The Germany international is back in light training having recovered from Guillan-Barre Syndrome, which attacks the immune system and causes inflammation of the nerves.

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"I just want to experience the feeling of playing at Anfield once again. That's my dream - but my target is to be fit for next season," Babbel said.