Source: Daily_Mail
Burnley v LIVERPOOL: David Ngog adds to Rafael Benitez striker crisis
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has yet another injury worry ahead of Sunday's trip to Burnley after striker David Ngog complained of a back problem in the Europa League defeat by Atletico Madrid.[LNB]The 21-year-old Frenchman was substituted in the second half as a precaution but with striker Fernando Torres ruled out for the rest of the season after a knee operation resources up front are being stretched.[LNB] Bad timing: Ngog's injury leaves Liverpool short in attack[LNB]Ngog will be assessed tomorrow to see whether he is fit enough to take part at Turf Moor, having scored in the Premier League victory over West Ham on Monday. [LNB]Midfielder Maxi Rodriguez returns after being ineligible in Europe but defenders Emiliano Insua, Fabio Aurelio, Martin Skrtel and Martin Kelly are all still injured. [LNB]Provisional squad: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Kyrgiakos, Agger, Lucas, Mascherano, Kuyt, Gerrard, Rodriguez, Benayoun, Ngog, Cavalieri, Babel, Aquilani, Degen, El Zhar, Pacheco, Ayala, Plessis.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM NEWS
