Gerrard starts on the bench for Liverpool then – meaning that unless Liverpool struggle against Blackburn, his fantasy owners are unlikely to see any form of returns this gameweek. According to some reports, it’s a thigh injury, not his groin, that prevents him from being risked.
Elsewhere, Benayoun Inusa, Agger and Mascherano all start with Aurellio, Skrtel and Lucas all making way. Not to be outdone, there’s some crazy tinkering from Big Sam, including a start up front for Samba as McCarthy gets benched. Dunn and Tugay also come in, as does Treacy as Gamst Pedersen fails a fitness test.
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