Source: Daily_Mail
Benitez wants right-back to help Reds get right back in the race for top four
Injured: Glen Johnson [LNB]Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has indicated he is keen to draft in a right-back before the transfer window closes.[LNB]Benitez wants to act as Glen Johnson is taking time to recover from medial ligament damage. In the England international's absence, Jamie Carragher has been deployed in that role. [LNB]However Benitez, whose side face Bolton on Saturday, would like Carragher to return to the centre of the defence.[LNB]The Spanish boss knows time is against him to recruit with the transfer window about to close but a fresh face remains a possibly.[LNB]'We have to be careful with what we do,' Benitez told the Liverpool Echo. 'There are not too many good players around who are available and we will think about it.[LNB]'We still have some time but we will not rush if we cannot find the right player for this position.'[LNB]Benitez does have options to fill in for Johnson.[LNB]Martin Kelly has returned to training after a long lay-off while Philipp Degen's calf problem is not thought to be serious. Stephen Darby is also staking a claim.[LNB]Carragher celebrates his 32nd birthday today and Benitez added: 'We are really pleased to see him playing as well as he does when he is in the centre of defence or at full-back.[LNB]'We have needed him and he is doing well. As for Kelly, he has been injured but has improved.' [LNB] Benayoun tug of war: Dynamo Moscow insist the Liverpool star wants to moveCompetition: Win a pair of tickets for Liverpool v Bolton on January 30 - courtesy of BarclaysJuventus to name Gentile as interim boss as Rafa rumours fail to go awayWolves 0 Liverpool 0: Benitez failing to impress Old Lady as Reds are heldLIVERPOOL FC
