Dalglish upbeat on Gerrard injury

Last updated : 03 November 2011 By England MAD

The 31-year-old missed last weekend's win at West Brom and has been ruled out of Saturday's visit of Swansea and England's two forthcoming friendlies because of an ankle infection.

Pictures of Gerrard leaving hospital on Sunday on crutches with his right leg in a protective cast led to much speculation about the extent of the problem and what procedure he had actually undergone.

Dalglish dismissed the conspiracy theories. He said: "Since they have found the infection he has progressed extremely well and everything is positive for him

"We found the infection but I suppose it is a bit like flu - you know you've got it but you don't know where it came from.

"But it is responding really well so that is positive for him. There's nothing more sinister either."