Adam Lallana has been praised for his role on and off the pitch as he prepares to return to Anfield.

The former Liverpool star hopes to have a part to play with Albion tomorrow night.

He would love to do his bit on the park and will have certainly contribute off it as the Seagulls take on a team he knows so well.

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Lallana left Liverpool on the best of terms in the summer before signing as a free agent for Albion.

He has been affected by injury and illness recently but got on the pitch to play his part in the 1-0 win over Tottenham.

Albion boss Graham Potter said: “We've been happy with Adam.

“He's another one that has been adapting to us, to the move down here, to play more of a regular role than he played at Liverpool recently.

“He's been great off the pitch, great on the pitch.

“We would like to have him a bit more but we knew it was going to be that type of period where we both have to adapt to each other.

“It's more off the pitch that he has brought a real quality.

“He's good around the young players, helping them a lot and at the same time when he's on the pitch for us.

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“He's influential for us, as I thought he was at the back end of the game (on Sunday).

“He came on and used his experience, used his quality in some good moments and helped us get over the line.”

Potter would love to see Lallana playing week in and week out.

He added: “There is no reason why that shouldn't happen.

“But we just have to take it step by step and how quickly that is, it doesn't necessarily matter.

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“The most important thing is we've got Adam around.

“Sometimes we use him at the start of the game, sometimes we use him at the back of the game, depending on where he's at, and we know that's the situation.

“But he's ready to help us all the time and, if he's not helping us on the pitch, he's helping us off the pitch, so it's a really good situation.”