Gerrard a doubt for Saints trip

Steven Gerrard is a major Liverpool doubt for the Premiership trip to Southampton with a groin injury that has been troubling him all week, and it has now emerged would have ruled him out of the FA Cup defeat at Burnley.

Benitez has Spanish defender Josemi close to a return after his ankle problems, while new signing Scott Carson will be on the bench as back-up goalkeeper to Jerzy Dudek.