Source: Daily_Mail
LIVERPOOL v Wigan: Javier Mascherano expected to win fitness battle
[LNB]Worry: Mascherano limped off on Sunday[LNB]Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano is likely to be fit to face Wigan at Anfield in the Barclays Premier League.[LNB] The Argentina captain sustained a thigh problem which forced him off in Sunday's defeat at home to Arsenal but he trained on Tuesday and is expected to retain his place in the starting line-up. [LNB]Right-back Glen Johnson, also substituted against the Gunners, spent Tuesday with the physiotherapists and did not train. He is more of a doubt. [LNB]Winger Albert Riera still has a hamstring problem so will not be risked while £20million summer signing Alberto Aquilani is likely to find himself on the bench again. [LNB]Provisional squad: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Insua, Benayoun, Gerrard, Mascherano, Aquilani, Kuyt, Torres, Cavalieri, Lucas, Aurelio, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Degen. [LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE MIDWEEK TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
