Carra back for Pompey game

Jamie Carragher will be returning for Liverpool's visit to Portsmouth this weekend as he is nearing fully recovery from the broken rib he picked up last month at Sunderland.

In other good news for Liverpool, Fabio Aurelio got 45 minutes for the reserve side as he returns to fitness, and Harry Kewell has started his runs again.

Benitez told the club website, "Carragher has been training normally with the rest of the players who've been here all week. He is okay and I think he will be available this weekend, which is good news for us."