10-30-2009, 09:30 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Spartanville
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has revealed he does not know when captain Steven Gerrard will be able to return to first-team action.
Gerrard, 29, has missed two games with a groin injury, and Benitez has not ruled out the possibility of surgery.
"Gerrard is improving but the next week will be crucial in terms of what we will do with him," said Benitez.
"His progress is slow, we will have to decide what to do if he doesn't progress as quickly as we would hope."
Gerrard picked up the injury while on England duty earlier this month and had to be taken off in the first half of Liverpool's Champions League game against Lyon on 20 October.
He is definitely out of Liverpool's Premier League match against Fulham on Saturday and is a major doubt for their return trip to Lyon next week.
With an operation looming if Gerrard's condition does not improve, the influential midfielder could be looking at a much longer absence.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/foot...ol/8334835.stm
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