Liverpool star hands team a vital defensive boost
Aurelio added: "The injury could not have come at a worse time. I was with my brother-in-law and some friends playing football and joking around and suddenly I felt something strange in my knee.
"I called my old team Sao Paulo and they examined the knee and found there was a cartilage injury.
"I then phoned Liverpool and got permission to get the knee operated on. It was my holiday and I spent the rest of the time recovering.
"The good thing is it feels fine now, I am now back and hoping to help the team. I played in a practice game last week and I felt good."
In his absence, Argentinian youngster Emiliano Insua has taken the left-back berth, and Aurelio knows he faces tough competition for a place in the team.
He said: "He is playing really well and he was also good last season so he has a lot of confidence.
"Seeing how well he is doing is not a surprise to me or my team-mates, working with him every day you can see he is a player with quality and can do a very good job for the team.
"We have three left-backs with Emiliano, myself and Andrea Dossena so we all have to keep working hard and make it a difficult decision for the manager."
