Daniel Agger’s season could be in doubt after the Liverpool defender suffered a recurrence of his metatarsal injury.

Agger was on the bench at Boro at the weekend and set for a return, maybe in midweek against Luton in the FA Cup. However, according to Rafa, Agger felt some discomfort on Sunday morning and he is now effectively back to square one with the injury that has kept him out since September.

It’s not yet know how long Agger will be absent but a period of months seems likely.

“It’s not easy to say when he will be back. He is going to see different surgeons and then we will be able to analyse the situation,” commented Benitez earlier today.

Rafa has certainly ruled him out for the next few weeks. That is likely to mean that Hyypia will extend his stay in the Liverpool lineup, increasing his appeal for fantasy managers, while new signing, Skrtel, seems likely to get an early opportunity.