Jamie Carragher says Liverpool's players must shake off the setback of Steven Gerrard's hamstring injury.

With the captain now out for a month it could easily be argued Liverpool have lost at least 50% of their cutting edge.

But Carragher, who will lead the side in the 30-year-old's absence, insists they have to adapt and cope - starting against Barclays Premier League bottom side West Ham at Anfield on Saturday.

"There is no doubt Steven will be missed whether we win, lose or draw because he is such an important player here," Carragher, who recently described Gerrard as the best player in the club's history, told the Liverpool Echo.

"But it is up to us to perform well and lessen the impact, like when we beat Spurs (2-0) in January without him and Fernando.

"There are a few similarities because that game came a few days after a disappointing result against Stoke when we drew 1-1 but we showed we could bounce back."