Fernando Torres will defy doctor's orders to try to haul Liverpool out of their slump.
Groin-strain victim Torres wants to play against Birmingham on Monday despite being told not to play for THREE weeks.
It could spark a row with Spain who agreed not to pick Torres, 25, for their prestige date with Argentina.
The Reds striker was advised to rest when he flew to Valencia in the club's jet to consult Dr Ramon Cugat, who saw Torres last season on boss Rafa Benitez's recommendation.
Cugat appears to have assured Torres he would not need surgery if he paced himself properly.
He was back at the Liverpool training ground yesterday and all the signs are he will continue to play through the pain as the Reds seek to halt their disastrous eight-game run with just one win.
Kop skipper Steven Gerrard - another groin strain casualty - also managed light training yesterday after being given a pain-killing injection.
Gerrard's fitness will be closely monitored over the weekend and he too could be patched up and sent out to face Birmingham.
Central defender Daniel Agger, feeling his way back after back surgery, said: "We have just got to look forward to the Birmingham game to get going.
"If we keep playing with the effort we have shown we hope the situation will turn for us."
Groin-strain victim Torres wants to play against Birmingham on Monday despite being told not to play for THREE weeks.
It could spark a row with Spain who agreed not to pick Torres, 25, for their prestige date with Argentina.
The Reds striker was advised to rest when he flew to Valencia in the club's jet to consult Dr Ramon Cugat, who saw Torres last season on boss Rafa Benitez's recommendation.
Cugat appears to have assured Torres he would not need surgery if he paced himself properly.
He was back at the Liverpool training ground yesterday and all the signs are he will continue to play through the pain as the Reds seek to halt their disastrous eight-game run with just one win.
Kop skipper Steven Gerrard - another groin strain casualty - also managed light training yesterday after being given a pain-killing injection.
Gerrard's fitness will be closely monitored over the weekend and he too could be patched up and sent out to face Birmingham.
Central defender Daniel Agger, feeling his way back after back surgery, said: "We have just got to look forward to the Birmingham game to get going.
"If we keep playing with the effort we have shown we hope the situation will turn for us."
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