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Jamie Carragher has been ruled out of this weekend's clash with Derby, though Rafa Benitez is hopeful of having his vice-captain back for the trip to Pompey in two weeks' time.
While Carra is still recovering from a broken rib, skipper Steven Gerrard is also likely to miss out because of a hairline fracture in his toe.
The midfielder was today selected in the England squad for the Euro qualifiers against Israel and Russia.
Benitez revealed Gerrard was eager to play, but any decision is likely to rest on discussions between the medical teams in both camps.
He said: "Carra is improving but he's not ready yet – maybe 10 days, though it could be 12 or 15. Aurelio and Kewell will carry on doing what they are doing but they are not ready yet.
"As for Gerrard, we don't want to take any risks. If we decided to use him tomorrow it would be with injections, so I think it's best we don't take the risk.
"We will be in contact with the national team because we want the same from them. He wants to play all the games but we have to be careful.
"I know how important England is for him. I will talk with Steve McClaren and the doctors will talk to the doctors."
I still think we'll hammer Derby by 3 goals or more, and its live on Premiere in English......
While Carra is still recovering from a broken rib, skipper Steven Gerrard is also likely to miss out because of a hairline fracture in his toe.
The midfielder was today selected in the England squad for the Euro qualifiers against Israel and Russia.
Benitez revealed Gerrard was eager to play, but any decision is likely to rest on discussions between the medical teams in both camps.
He said: "Carra is improving but he's not ready yet – maybe 10 days, though it could be 12 or 15. Aurelio and Kewell will carry on doing what they are doing but they are not ready yet.
"As for Gerrard, we don't want to take any risks. If we decided to use him tomorrow it would be with injections, so I think it's best we don't take the risk.
"We will be in contact with the national team because we want the same from them. He wants to play all the games but we have to be careful.
"I know how important England is for him. I will talk with Steve McClaren and the doctors will talk to the doctors."
I still think we'll hammer Derby by 3 goals or more, and its live on Premiere in English......