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" Milan Baros is facing a race against time to be fit for Saturday's clash with Birmingham after picking up a minor hamstring injury. 
Baros, the Reds' leading scorer this season with seven goals, is given a "50-50" chance of facing Steve Bruce's men as Liverpool look to make it five wins out of five in the league at Anfield this season.
 
"Baros has a slight muscle problem," said manager Rafael Benitez today. "At the moment I would say he has a 50-50 chance of playing, but we will see tomorrow."
 
The loss of Baros would come as a huge pre-match blow for the Reds, especially given the fact that record signing Djibril Cisse is already ruled out with a broken leg.
 
But Benitez prefers to remain positive and insists he has enough quality in the squad to cover every eventuality.
 
He said: "If Baros is out then we'll have to look at other players. But we have options. If we didn't have other players for that position then I would be crying.
 
"We've got Kewell, Pongolle, Garcia and Mellor who can all play as a striker. It's all about the players who are available. We have good players here and if we have to use them it's not a problem."
 
Xabi Alonso is fit again and expected to start against Birmingham after recovering from the calf strain which relegated him to the subs bench in La Coruna in midweek. 
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