Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish feels his squad are good enough to cope with their injury problems.
Reds boss feels club can deal with injuries and have squad depth
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish feels his squad are good enough to cope with the injuries they have suffered recently.
The Reds have seen skipper Steven Gerrard become the latest injury victim, having to undergo surgery on a groin problem meaning he will be out for a month.
Gerrard joins defender Martin Kelly and Fabio Aurelio on the sidelines, while centre-back Daniel Agger and midfielder Jonjo Shelvey are still recovering from knee injuries.
Record signing Andy Carroll has returned to the team, however, making two substitute appearances in their last two matches following a thigh problem.
While some of Liverpool's fringe players took to the field in their Europa League tie against Braga on Thursday in a match where they failed to shine, Dalglish was confident his team had the depth to compete.
"Everyone in the squad is capable of playing in the first team," he said.
"Those that haven't played as much are very important to us and their attitude in the games they have played in the past has been superb.
"We wouldn't expect any less, although we don't take it for granted.
Strength
"When you look to a club and try to get success, the strength of what lies behind [the first team] and their application when they do get an opportunity is the important thing."
Liverpool's front line has been hampered slightly by the ineligibility of striker Luis Suarez to play in the Europa League.
The Uruguay international has been in superb form in the Premier League, but can not play in Europe due to being cup-tied after featuring for former club Ajax.
Dalglish insisted that although it would have been a boost to be able to field the 23-year-old, they were more concerned about having him available at Anfield for the coming years rather than months.
"We would much rather have Luis playing in the Europa League but then we would much rather have him for a long-term contract than just for three months.
"We are happy he is at the club and we just need to wait."
On the subject of the injuries, Dalglish added: "We have got one or two problems but with only two league games in March, certainly from a league point of view, it gives us a lot of those niggles a chance to clear up.
"We just have to go with what we have got, we cannot do anything about that.
"The players we put in there are well capable of doing themselves justice and doing the club proud and the players have to accept injuries are part and parcel of the game and put up with it."
