The former Crawley Town man is back training again after missing last Saturday’s game

Midfielder Liam Kelly could play a part in Saturday’s game against Harrogate Town, but will not be risked unless he is 100 per cent fit again.

The MK Dons man has been nearly ever-present this season, but missed the 1-1 draw with Cambridge United last time out having picked up a knee injury in the win over Walsall five days prior.

Fears over a long-term issue for the 30-year-old were quickly extinguished by boss Paul Warne when he spoke after the draw at the Abbey Stadium last week, and in the lead-up to the clash with bottom side Harrogate at Stadium Mk, said Kelly could be back in the mix.

“Kells should be back,” said the head coach. “If we don’t have to, we won’t force him back. He trained well, so he should be in full-squad training on Friday.

“I’m very hopeful he’ll be in contention.”

There is extra hope that both Nathaniel Mendez-Laing and Will Collar could be back within a handful of weeks too with the pair both training on the grass again at Woughton on the Green, with additional numbers always welcome for the Dons boss.

He added: “It would be nice to get some bodies back. We’ve had Will and Nat back on the grass again today so we’ll see how close they are but not quite close enough.

“I do know in the next four games, we might lose one such is the trend in every football club at the moment. It will be good if we can get some players back.”