Manuel Neuer has been included in Bayern Munich's travelling party for the DFB-Pokal tie away to Hertha Berlin, the Bundesliga champions have confirmed.
Bayern's captain missed their weekend defeat at Bayer Leverkusen due to a hand injury sustained in training, with reports in Germany claiming he could be ruled out for up to three months.
But Neuer has made a swift recovery and will travel to Berlin with the rest of the squad after coach Niko Kovac suggested the goalkeeper could be available for the game in his pre-match news conference.
Thiago Alcantara and Franck Ribery will also travel but Corentin Tolisso, Arjen Robben and Renato Sanches are not available and have stayed in Munich.
Team news! @Manuel_Neuer, @Thiago6 and @FranckRibery are all in the squad and making the journey to Berlin
@renatosanches35, @ArjenRobben and @CorentinTolisso are staying in Munich.#DFBPokal#BSCFCBpic.twitter.com/q7PH0KAn8n— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN) February 5, 2019
Bayern take on Hertha on Wednesday with Kovac's men seeking to book a place in the quarter-finals of the DFB-Pokal, a tournament the club last won in 2015-16.
They lost last year's final to Kovac's Eintracht Frankfurt side before he left the club to take charge at the Allianz Arena.
Der Kapitän mit an Bord. @Manuel_Neuer
https://t.co/qLME9exMMg#BSCFCB#packmas#FCBayernpic.twitter.com/8nHy9e5O31— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) February 5, 2019
‘Pep Guardiola had issues in his personal life – was that partly why he didn’t commit earlier, and why they’ve struggled? Were the club reluctant to buy players, in case he left?’ Former Manchester City defender gives view on difficult campaign
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I photographed Oasis in a street in London just because it shared the name of a Manchester City midfielder and Liam and Noel Gallagher loved it’ Legendary snapper Kevin Cummins on the secret behind his cunning masterplan
