Agger set to go under the knife as Liverpool face defensive worries

Daniel Agger faces up to two months on the sidelines after being booked in for surgery on his back injury. The Liverpool centre-back will have an operation in France on Tuesday and has pencilled in Denmark's World Cup qualifiers with Sweden and Hungary in the middle of October for his comeback.  Facing surgery: Daniel AggerRafa Benitez is short of cover after he missed out on his main defensive target Matthew Upson. Benitez realised the extent of his cash restraints when the bank blocked a proposed £17million bid for West Ham centre-back Upson, though he did succeed with a near-£2m move for AEK Athens defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos. Meanwhile, Liverpool assistant boss Sammy Lee has been charged with improper conduct after a clash with fourth official Stuart Attwell during the defeat at Spurs. In-form Glen Johnson looking to build on flying start to life at Liverpool Rafa goes Greek: Liverpool boss confirms Kyrgiakos set for £1.5m dealLIVERPOOL FC

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