Jamie Carragher insists the mood remains positive at Melwood following the latest spate of injuries to hit the treatment room.
Daniel Agger, Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio all withdrew from international duty this week with minor knocks, but Carragher is hopeful his team-mates will be ready to face Manchester City next weekend.
Carragher, who will be back from a one-match suspension for the game, said: “We haven’t had that many players training due to the international break, plus the injuries at the club, but everyone’s in good spirits.
“From a club point of view, if you’re going to get injured the best time is maybe during an international break.
"At least it gives the medical staff time to work with the players and try and get them ready for the next match.
“Hopefully we can get everyone back and raring to go ahead of the Man City game.”
City boss Mark Hughes brings his team to Anfield next Saturday and will have ambitions of sending out a message of intent that the Premier League billionaires can break into the top four and claim a Champions League position this season.
For that to happen, either Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool will have to forfeit their place. On current form it is the Reds who appear most vulnerable.
With Liverpool currently 11 points behind leaders Chelsea, and six points behind Arsenal and United – the Gunners have a game in hand – Rafael Benitez needs to halt a run that has brought just one win and three defeats from the last five league outings.
Despite starting the season with four straight wins, City’s form has also dipped recently. Five consecutive draws in the league sees them just a point and one place ahead of the Reds in sixth, and Carragher is calling on the team to display a fighting spirit to ensure they don’t pull further away.
“Man City is a massive test,” he said.
“They’re probably looking at us and thinking they can maybe take our place in the top four because of the way we’ve started this season.
“It’s up to us to show some fight and character to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
Daniel Agger, Glen Johnson and Fabio Aurelio all withdrew from international duty this week with minor knocks, but Carragher is hopeful his team-mates will be ready to face Manchester City next weekend.
Carragher, who will be back from a one-match suspension for the game, said: “We haven’t had that many players training due to the international break, plus the injuries at the club, but everyone’s in good spirits.
“From a club point of view, if you’re going to get injured the best time is maybe during an international break.
"At least it gives the medical staff time to work with the players and try and get them ready for the next match.
“Hopefully we can get everyone back and raring to go ahead of the Man City game.”
City boss Mark Hughes brings his team to Anfield next Saturday and will have ambitions of sending out a message of intent that the Premier League billionaires can break into the top four and claim a Champions League position this season.
For that to happen, either Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal or Liverpool will have to forfeit their place. On current form it is the Reds who appear most vulnerable.
With Liverpool currently 11 points behind leaders Chelsea, and six points behind Arsenal and United – the Gunners have a game in hand – Rafael Benitez needs to halt a run that has brought just one win and three defeats from the last five league outings.
Despite starting the season with four straight wins, City’s form has also dipped recently. Five consecutive draws in the league sees them just a point and one place ahead of the Reds in sixth, and Carragher is calling on the team to display a fighting spirit to ensure they don’t pull further away.
“Man City is a massive test,” he said.
“They’re probably looking at us and thinking they can maybe take our place in the top four because of the way we’ve started this season.
“It’s up to us to show some fight and character to make sure that doesn’t happen.”
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