Injury nightmare mars Liverpool’s crucial derby triumph

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Anfield celebrated wildly at the end as Everton were dispatched back across Stanley Park with their seven-point lead cut to four thanks to goals from Steven Gerrard and Luis Garcia.

However, injuries to Dietmar Hamann, Fernando Morientes and Garcia, and the second-half dismissal of Milan Baros, have left manager Rafael Benitez without a single fit striker ahead of the April 2 encounter with Bolton, another crucial Champions League decider.