Source: PA
Carragher fit to lead the charge
Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher is hopeful his two-month injury lay-off will allow him to finish the season stronger.
The centre-back celebrated his 33rd birthday in January on the sidelines as he recuperated from an operation on a shoulder dislocated at Tottenham in late November.
However, he returned three and a half weeks early in February's victory at Chelsea and has played four of the last five matches.
While Carragher admits his spell out of the team at one of the busiest times of the year was frustrating, he has tried to turn his absence into a plus point.
"You have to look at the positives of an injury in that it gives you a rest and takes you out of the firing line," Carragher told Press Association Sport. "Maybe you can look back and say 'It's done me good' - but I'd much rather be playing because I love being in the firing line.
"You don't want to be out but sometimes you try to put a silver lining on it and try to kid yourself in your own head because you are devastated when you get injured. But it has happened now. I have been very lucky with injuries throughout my career and hopefully there won't be too many more. Maybe the rest will prove between now and the end of the season that it has helped me."
