Dalglish in no rush over Gerrard

The midfielder returned to full training this week having recovered from a groin operation on March 10 which forced him to miss three matches, one in the Barclays Premier League and two in Europe - where he rarely featured this season anyway.

Earlier this week Gerrard said he hoped to be available for selection for Saturday's trip to West Brom to face former boss Roy Hodgson.

However, Dalglish is wary of of rushing back one of his more influential players when there will be seven other equally-important matches to follow in Liverpool's run-in as they seek to reel in fifth-placed Tottenham in order to qualify for Europe.

"We'll have a look. He's recovered really well from the surgery he had so we'll see how he is before we decide whether he's in or out," said the Scot.

"He's certainly done a lot of training this week - not all the training the other lads have done, but a lot of it. But two weekends ago at Sunderland Jay Spearing played really well. There is no need for us to be in a rush to bring Steven back."

Source: PA