Liverpool today confirmed that Pepe Reina has undergone successful surgery on a double hernia.

The decision was taken for the Reds keeper to undergo a non-emergency operation in Munich at the end of the season.

The Spanish international will now begin a rehabilitation programme and is expected to return with the rest of the squad for pre-season training next month.

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