Source: Liverpool_Echo
Liverpool FC captain Steven Gerrard will be back against Blackpool
ROY HODGSON has confirmed Steven Gerrard will return to Liverpool's starting line-up this weekend as he explained why his captain has been given a midweek break.[LNB]Gerrard was a notable absentee from the squad that flew to Holland yesterday but Hodgson insisted there was nothing sinister behind the decision.[LNB]'We decided we would spare him because if he is playing three games in a week we might lose him for a longer period,' said the manager.[LNB]'Luckily in central midfield I have plenty of options so it was a possibility not to use him in this game, which we think will serve us in good stead in the future.[LNB] 'He suffers from back pain and we didn't want to exaggerate that by playing him Thursday and Sunday.[LNB]'If this had been a decisive game in the group and we needed a positive result to get us through he would have played.
