Reds waiting on injured trio

Rafael Benitez will give late fitness tests to Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Glen Johnson before finalising his team selection for Sunday's showdown with Manchester United.

All three players are currently facing a race against time to be fit to take on Alex Ferguson's men after recovering from groin problems.
 
Torres trained with his teammates on Friday and will be assessed further tomorrow, while Benitez hasn't given up hope of Gerrard recovering sufficiently before kick-off to take his place in the team.
 
Johnson missed the midweek defeat to Lyon after reporting a tight groin, but has since spoken of his belief that he'll be fit.
 
"It's the same situation for all the players," he said today. "Fernando trained today and has been working to a specific programme.
 
"We will speak with the physios over the weekend before making a decision about Steven.
 
"Hopefully Glen will be available but we'll have to wait and see. We will make late decisions with all of them."
 
Asked if Alberto Aquilani could be involved after his midweek appearance for the reserves, Benitez replied: "No, I don't think so. We wanted to give him some time on the pitch but still it's too soon to say when he can play for the first team." 

Andrea Dossena and Sotirios Kyrgiakos  are still both sidelined and will miss the visit of United.