Liverpool concerns over player’s fitness during World Cup
Liverpool assistant manager Sammy Lee will be closely monitoring the fitness of the club's players during the World Cup.
Striker Fernando Torres is likely to be his main focus after undergoing two knee operations in three months and being absent for the final seven matches of the Reds' campaign.
Other Reds players likely to compete at the tournament who have suffered with injuries this season are England's Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson, Argentina's Maxi Rodriguez and Denmark's Daniel Agger.
"I will be looking at it with great interest," said Lee.
"We have a number of our boys away with their countries and that shows the strength in depth we have got at this football club.
"Our main concern when our players go away is that they remain fit and don't pick up any injuries, because that has happened to us over the course of this season and the last one.
"So although we are happy for them to go to the World Cup, we will be looking at them with great interest to see if they all stay fit and then come back to us ready and refreshed for pre-season.
"It's a very proud moment for them to play for their country in the World Cup but it's also proud for them to play for Liverpool Football Club and that is paramount for us."
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| Sat Feb 4th | |||
| Arsenal | Blackburn Rovers | - | 13:00 |
| West Bromwich Albion | Swansea City | - | 15:00 |
| Chelsea | Manchester United | - | 15:00 |
| Norwich City | Bolton Wanderers | - | 15:00 |
| Wigan Athletic | Everton | - | 15:00 |
| Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | - | 15:00 |
| Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton Wanderers | - | 15:00 |
| Stoke City | Sunderland | - | 15:00 |
| Newcastle United | Aston Villa | - | 15:00 |
| Manchester City | Fulham | - | 17:30 |
| Sun Feb 5th | |||
| Newcastle United | Aston Villa | - | 13:30 |
| Chelsea | Manchester United | - | 16:00 |
| Mon Feb 6th | |||
| Liverpool | Tottenham Hotspur | - | 20:00 |
Tables
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 41 | 54 |
| Manchester United | 23 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 54 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 49 |
| Chelsea | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 42 |
| Newcastle United | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 39 |
| Liverpool | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 38 |
| Arsenal | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 37 |
| Sunderland | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
| Stoke City | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | -12 | 30 |
| Everton | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 29 |
| Norwich City | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 29 |
| Aston Villa | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | -3 | 28 |
| Fulham | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -3 | 27 |
| Swansea City | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 27 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | -9 | 26 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -15 | 21 |
| Bolton Wanderers | 23 | 6 | 2 | 15 | -19 | 20 |
| Blackburn Rovers | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -14 | 18 |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -18 | 18 |
| Wigan Athletic | 23 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -28 | 15 |
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They should worry more about monitoring the player´s fitness during the normal season!
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