Carragher insists: “We can handle it”

LIVERPOOL embark on their fifth game in 15 days today with defender Jamie Carragher insisting: “We can handle it.”

The Reds expect to give new €10 million man Peter Crouch his club debut in a friendly against Olympiacos in Liechtenstein as they build-up to Tuesday’s crucial Champions League second qualifying round first leg away to Lithuanian champions Kaunas.

It is the beginning of a vital week for the European champions in which they will know next Friday who their likely opponents will be in the third qualifying round - the gateway to the lucrative group stages.