Steven Gerrard has targeted Liverpool's trip to Tottenham to make his comeback from a groin injury.
Gerrard has been sidelined since undergoing surgery in March, and has only played in six games since Kenny Dalglish's arrival at Anfield in January.
He is preparing to return to full training next week and has set his sights on the Reds' trip to White Hart Lane on September 18 to make his comeback.
"I feel really good and I'm back kicking balls again - it's all positive," Gerrard told Liverpool's website. "I should be back in full training with the team on Thursday or Friday of next week.
"I won't be involved against Stoke next Saturday but my plan is to hopefully be involved in the game against Tottenham. It will be Kenny's decision when I come back in."
Gerrard had hoped to be fit in time for the start of the new season, only to suffer a setback in July. And the England midfielder admits it has been hard seeing Dalglish's new signings flourish in his absence.
"It's been a tough five months for me since I had the surgery," he admitted. "It's been up and down emotionally and I've missed playing so much. I've had a good rest, I'm fired up and I'm raring to go again. I know I'm going to come back fitter, stronger and hungrier than ever.
"At the moment it's all good and I'm itching to get back. In fact it's worse than itching, my stomach is turning."
