article_snippet: Joe Allen warms up with SImon Mignolet and Lazar Markovic (right) last week .
article_snippet: Allen (left) trains with team-mate Steven Gerrard and right back Glen Johnson (centre) '
article_snippet: Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet gets down low to Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet right to stop a ball with Liverpool goalkeeper Mignolet hand in training .
article_snippet: Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert strikes one on the volley with Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert left foot during training .
article_snippet: Martin Skrtel works on Martin Skrtel fitness and conditioning with Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert coach Ryland Morgans (left) '
article_snippet: People forget sometimes that we're a pretty young team and squad,' Allen, who is fit again after a hip problem to face former club Swansea this evening, told liverpoolfc.com. '
article_snippet: Manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to keep the nucleus of this young side together, and while contract negotiations with Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson have dragged on for several months now Raheem Sterling and Jordan Henderson have just opened talks with the 24-year-old Allen over a new deal. '