Liverpool will assess the fitness of captain Steven Gerrard ahead of Saturday’s clash with Arsenal, after the midfielder picked up a knock playing for England against Netherlands on Wednesday.
The Anfield talisman was substituted after 32 minutes of the Three Lions’ 3-2 defeat to Bert van Marwijk’s team, and is now a doubt to face the Gunners.
Kenny Dalglish has stated that at present he is unsure of Gerrard’s likelihood of featuring at the weekend, but has refused to blame Stuart Pearce or the England setup for the player’s injury.
“The players will be arriving shortly, so we’ll get an assessment when we speak to the medical people and look at it from there,” the Scottish manager told Sky Sports.
“If I don’t know what it is, I can’t tell you whether there is every chance or no chance (of Gerrard facing Arsenal), so rather than speculate it’s best for us to just wait and see what the medical people have to say once they’ve seen him.
“I have fantastic respect for ‘Pearcey’ – he played for us (under Dalglish at Newcastle). He is a really straight, honest guy so I don’t think he would do anything harmful to the football club,” he stated.
Meanwhile Daniel Agger cracked a rib in the Carling Cup victory over Cardiff last Sunday, and Dalglish feels that the Danish defender’s absence will be felt.
“He’s got a fractured rib, so maybe it will be a few weeks.
“Anybody that is injured is a miss. Daniel has been playing fantastically well this year, but we’ll miss anybody that is not fit and available,” he concluded.
By Gareth McKnight
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