Liverpool fear skipper Steven Gerrard has suffered an injury setback.
Gerrard has been ruled out of the club's pre-season tour to Asia in order to continue his rehabilitation from a groin operation.
"I'd really been looking forward to travelling out to China, Malaysia and Singapore and meeting first-hand as many of our fans as possible," the England international told liverpoolfc.tv.
"I'm really sorry that I won't now be able to do that.
"But after sitting down and talking with the medical experts and technical staff, it's been decided that the best course of action is for me to continue my rehabilitation programme at Melwood.
"It's disappointing I won't be with them, but I'm sure the lads who go out there will put a great show on for our fans."
