Gerrard ありそうもない to 直面する Sparta Prague as Liverpool 船長／主将 残り／休憩（する）s adductor muscle

By Dominic King for the Daily Mail
Updated: 12:43 BST, 23 February 2011

Liverpool are ありそうもない to 危険 Steven Gerrard on Thursday night as they 試みる／企てる to reach the Europa League’s last 16.

The England midfielder, 30, has been absent since 負傷させるing his adductor muscle in the 1-0 勝利，勝つ over Chelsea on February 6.

He is making good 進歩 but 経営者／支配人 Kenny Dalglish will not take an unnecessary 賭事 with Gerrard’s fitness, even though their tie with Sparta Prague is delicately 均衡を保った after last week’s 0-0 draw.

Making 進歩: Gerrard at Liverpool's Melwood training ground on Wednesday

Dalglish said: ‘Steven is almost there but we’ve got to take a long-称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 見解（をとる）.’

'We're not going to 押し進める somebody into a game that's not やめる ready.

残り／休憩（する）ing up: Steven Gerrard hasn't featured since February 6

'As much as Steven would love to play and we'd love to have him, I think we've got to think a bit longer 称する，呼ぶ／期間／用語 than just one game.

'But if he's fit and 井戸／弁護士席, he'll come under consideration like everybody else.

Return: Defender Daniel Agger is also in 論争 to return from an 傷害 absence

Liverpool will at least have Danish defender Daniel Agger 支援する in 論争 after he 行方不明になるd the draws with Wigan and Sparta with a groin problem.

Liverpool should have little problem 取引，協定ing with Sparta but Agger 警告するd about the dangers of complacency, 説: ‘We’ve got a good chance but it won’t be 平易な. It’s never 平易な in the ノックアウト 行う／開催する／段階s.’