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Liverpool have confirmed that Steven Gerrard has broken the toe he injured against Toulouse on Wednesday.



The Reds skipper was forced off during the UEFA Champions League win in France and scans have now revealed a hairline fracture.


Gerrard will play with the injury against Chelsea on Sunday, but he will then be required to rest for at least seven days - which rules him out of England's friendly with Germany.



Rest needed


"We have been told by our doctors that this is not a big risk but he will clearly then need to rest after the Chelsea match," said Benitez.


"He will need one or two weeks' rest.


"He will train but he will not be able to join up with England.


"I will talk to Steve McClaren and I am sure he will understand."

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From LFCTV


Steven Gerrard will be available for Sunday's showdown against Chelsea despite suffering a hairline fracture in his toe. 
Scans this morning revealed the midfielder sustained a minor fracture during Wednesday's Champions League qualifier in Toulouse.
 
Rafa Benitez said: "He has a hairline fracture in his toe. I think he will be available for the weekend. The only problem is, if we push him now, he might need a little bit of a rest afterwards.
 
"I was talking to the doctor and he said it is not a big risk for him to play, though there is always some risk."
 
Benitez revealed Gerrard may need one or two weeks of rest if selected against Chelsea, which in all likelihood will rule him out of England's friendly versus Germany on August 22.
 
"If we want to push him for this game, it would be a risk to push him again and again, because it could become more serious," said the Spaniard.
 
"I still need to talk to Steve McLaren but I think he will understand it would be a big risk." 

[Rafa D]

We NEED Gerrard this Sunday against Chelsea. Not arsed at all about him being missing for England but I hope he is not a walking wounded man on Sunday as if he is going to inept, it would be better to give someone else a go at them.

Bad news either way.

[Anfield rapper]

I think he must be able to move well or Rafa wouldn't play him and would put alonso in. He must be confident that he is able to play. I just think he wants England to rest him next week after all the games he has had latley.

[66-1112520797]

How serious is a hair line fracture ?

And would he be playing through any kind of pain ?

[daxy1]

fookin gutted we deffo need him for the rent boys

england can kiss my hairy sack

it cant be that bad if he is still training and raffa is putting him out against the feminine ones but still bad gutting news!

[112-1077774096]

not too serious in the toe mate it could be painful if it gets trodden on, but it will heal quickly with rest

[66-1112520797]

it could be painful if it gets trodden on

Well if he plays we know what Chelseas tactics will be especially if the orrible kunt Carvalio plays.

[maguskwt]

breaking news:

"Gerrard will play on Sunday against Chelsea using a specially designed toe protector made of a combination of kevlar fibre and a plastic compound designed by Adidas to protect his fractured toe..."










anyway bad news...

do a michael jordan for us stevie G!

[redmikey]

fook england and its friendly, and play xabi with gerrard on the bench as it is not worth losing him for 8 weeks if fat frank stands on his toe

[Roger Red Hat]

Mclaren will be wimpering now about this. Well I tell u what Mcclaren.....


KISS MY ROSEY RED AR$E!

[KRobbo10]

Lampard has got the same injury, and he seems to be playing ok.

[ivor_the_injun]

I've played with this kind of injury before. I played for about a month before I even realised it was broken. And this is in an east London league with no protection, with mental cockney f*ckers kicking the sh*t out my feet left, right and centre. You feel it when you're taking a real swipe at the ball off the laces, but it's not restrictive, and it just feels like you're carrying a very slight knock while you're playing. It's only afterwards that it becomes especially noticeable, when the boots and socks come off. I honestly thought mine was just bruised though, which I'm guessing is what he thought at the time.

I found mine more uncomfortable than out-and-out painful, so he should be fine, although I suppose it depends which foot and which toe. The worry is if he gets specifically targeted, but seeing as though Lumpard is carrying the same injury, I'd be stunned if they were that stupid.

And to be honest, it's no bad thing that he'll miss the England game. We've got the strength in depth in that part of the pitch now, so hopefully we can get through the Sunderland and Derby games without him. I reckon once Chelsea's out of the way, he can feasibly stay out of the starting 11 until Portsmouth away on September 15th.

[god_bless_john_houlding]

Mclaren will be wimpering now about this. Well I tell u what Mcclaren.....


KISS MY ROSEY RED AR$E!

McClaren doens't have an English squad to choose from. Almost all of his key players are out--Gerrard, Terry, Owen, Rooney, Nevilla and of course Peter Crouch.

Stevie has to play against Chelsea, sod England off like Carra did. Concentrate solely on Liverpool, they're the ones who pay his wages.

[tubby]

Is there not a risk he could further the injury by playing on Sunday? Glad though hes out of the England match. Couldnt care less about that to be honest.

[RichardLFC1]

Rooney also has a hairline fracture but hes is on his metatarcal which is really small so it would take longer to heal. Gerrard HASNT broken his toe. Its a minor toe injury which Lampard also has.