Liverpool full back Jose Enrique has admitted he has been playing through the pain barrier this season whilst struggling with a knee problem, reports Sky Sports.

The Spaniard has been in and out of Brendan Rodgers new look side, and remained unused during Saturday’s 5-2 win at Norwich, with 19-year-old Andre Wisdom preferred at full back.

But after a recent pain killing injection, Enrique is hoping to win his place in the side back and show Rodgers what he can do.

“I don’t know quite what the problem is but I have been playing with a lot of pain,” he told Liverpool’s official website.

“I had an injection in my knee so hopefully that will settle it down and allow me to find my form again because it is difficult playing with pain.

“It is something behind my knee and I have had to be very careful with it. I’ve been trying to play with it but it is not 100 per cent.

“I felt it in training before the opening day of the season at West Brom and since then it has been very bad. Hopefully the injection will sort it out.

“Obviously with a new manager at the club you want to be at your best, but I want to play to help us climb up the table. I want to get back as soon as possible.”

Enrique is likely to start Liverpool’s next match, a home fixture with Udinese in the Europa League on Thursday evening.