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Rafa waits on Gerrard knock August 16 2007

Rafa Benitez has an injury headache ahead of Liverpool's heavyweight clash with Chelsea as Steven Gerrard has picked up a knock.

The Reds skipper is expected to have treatment today at the club's Melwood training ground following a worrying ankle injury he picked up in his side's Champions League qualifier in Toulouse.

The midfielder took a painful crack on the back of his ankle from Pantxi Sirieix, the player who spent all of yesterday's game man-marking the England star.

That was the only blemish for the Merseysiders manager after his side mastered the sauna-like conditions to secure a 1-0 first-leg victory.

Gerrard tried to carry on but was eventually replaced in the 61st minute by Mohamed Sissoko.

With Sunday's home game with the Blues next up, Benitez would only say last night: "We will not know how Steven is until he has been seen by the medical team and the doctor.

"I was replacing him because we needed fresh legs, not because of the injury, but we do not know yet how he is."

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