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• Carragher needs surgery on dislocated shoulder
• Injury suffered in Sunday’s defeat at Tottenham

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher is likely to be out for three months after being told he requires surgery on his dislocated shoulder.

The 32-year-old suffered the injury in Sunday’s Premier League defeat at Tottenham. He underwent a thorough examination at the club’s training ground yesterday but medical staff were unable to make a full assessment until today.

Carragher told the club’s website: “I’ll be having surgery at the end of the week. The average is about 12 weeks. I’d like to come back before that but I’ve got to make sure it’s right. It will probably be late February or early March when I’m looking to come back.

“It’s difficult for me when I’m injured. It hasn’t happened very often, and I’m very lucky with that I suppose, but maybe it’s caught up with me a little bit now.

“I’ve been here before with a broken leg which put me out this length of time. It’s not easy but you’ve got to get on with it, and it makes you more determined to get back.

“I’m sure towards the end of the season when people are maybe feeling a little bit tired I’ll be raring to go.”

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• Roy Hodgson says midfielder ‘anxious to get back’
• Injury sustained during England’s defeat by France

Steven Gerrard is targeting a speedy recovery from his hamstring injury, according to the Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson.

Gerrard will be missing for up to a month after suffering the injury in England’s defeat by France last week, but Hodgson said: “He’s straight into it and he’s anxious to get back as quickly as possible.

“He’s not letting any dust settle but I don’t think there’s so much he can do at the moment. First of all he has to let the injury quieten down and then really start to work on it.”

Hodgson also praised the work being carried out by Liverpool’s new medical team. The sports science and sports medicine staff recruited in the summer have introduced pre-training exercises designed to prevent pulls and strains.

Only Gerrard, Jay Spearing and Daniel Agger are currently out with injuries.

Hodgson said: “You’ve got to pay credit to the medical team. With Steven the muscle injury was not one provoked by us.

“Daniel’s is an unusual injury which could have come at any time and Jay Spearing was unfortunate in that he fell awkwardly – that could have happened at any time.

“Credit to the players – they’re buying into the ideas and all the work we do to prevent injuries at the start of every day.”

Hodgson confirmed that midfielder Joe Cole is likely to come into contention against Tottenham on Sunday after a five-match absence with a hamstring injury.

“He had a good training session on Monday and was recovering from that on Tuesday. He will train with us again on Wednesday.”

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• Liverpool captain injured hamstring on England duty
• Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio set to return

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has urged his team to rise to the challenge of losing captain Steven Gerrard for up to a month.

Scans yesterday revealed Gerrard had sustained a hamstring tear in England’s friendly defeat to France, having played 25 minutes longer than agreed.

One startling statistic this season is that all Liverpool’s goals have either come from, or been created by Gerrard or Fernando Torres.

But Carragher, who will lead the side in the Gerrard’s absence, insists they have to adapt and cope – starting against the Premier League’s bottom side West Ham at Anfield tomorrow.

“There is no doubt Steven will be missed whether we win, lose or draw because he is such an important player here,” said Carragher, who recently described Gerrard as the best player in the club’s history. “But it is up to us to perform well and lessen the impact, like when we beat Spurs (2-0) in January without him and Fernando.

“There are a few similarities because that game came a few days after a disappointing result against Stoke when we drew 1-1 but we showed we could bounce back.”

There has been some good news on the injury front, although the return of defenders Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio hardly compensates for the loss of Gerrard.

Johnson has been out for three games with an adductor strain while Aurelio, who has struggled with achilles and groin injuries, has made just one 25-minute substitute appearance since 26 August.

“It’s nice to have some good news,” said Dr Peter Brukner, Liverpool’s head of sports medicine and sports science. “Fabio’s worked incredibly hard. I think we all know he’s had a horrendous run with injuries in the last two or three years and he got injured again a few weeks ago.

“He’s worked very hard to get himself right. He’s trained for the last week or so and played the majority of the reserve game on Tuesday, and I’m happy to report that he’s come through that well. He’s available for first-team selection this week and hopefully his injury problems are in the past.”

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