Blackburn boss Steve Kean has admitted his youngsters are having to grow up fast.

DEFENDER Daniel Agger insists no radical changes are required in order to solve Liverpool’s goalscoring problems.

BLACKBURN’S under-fire boss Steve Kean is convinced the troubled club will avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish believes Steven Gerrard is fitter than he has been for some time and is keen to get his captain back up to speed as quickly as possible.

2012 cannot come soon enough for Liverpool after their miserable end to 2011 continued with a frustrating draw against the Premier League’s basement club, a result which left Kenny Dalglish urging his players to believe in themselves more.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish welcomed back Steven Gerrard from injury but was left ruing more missed chances and dropped points at home to Blackburn.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard returned from a two-month absence with an ankle infection to take his place on the substitutes’ bench for the visit of Blackburn to Anfield.

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