Gerrard wins injury battle

Last updated : 10 September 2007 By Al Campbell
The Liverpool captain didn't need an injection to play seventy minutes against Israel on Saturday and will be available to face Russia on Wednesday.

"The toe is fine. All I had was a bit of cramp. I haven't trained much for the last two or three weeks," said Gerrard.

"I will be a lot stronger on Wednesday for getting that 70 minutes in.

"The toe is healing well and that is behind me now. I didn't need a painkiller.

"I've got a few knocks and bumps but nothing that won't be sorted by Wednesday."