LIVERPOOL DEFENDER KELLY OUT FOR MONTH

Liverpool defender Martin Kelly will
miss a month of football after tearing
a hamstring in Sunday's 3-1 loss at
West Ham.
Liverpool's head of sports medicine Dr
Peter Brukner confirmed the 20-year-
old would face four weeks on the
sidelines because of the injury.
Kelly was charging down the flank
Upton Park during the first half of the
English Premier League encounter
when he pulled up abruptly clutching
his thigh, and the youngster had to be
replaced by Joe Cole.
Kelly told The Liverpool Echo he was disappointed by the blow,
but was confident of a quick return to the first team.
"I took Scott Parker on down the right and when I took my last
touch I felt a pull in my hamstring and there was no way I could
carry on," he said.
"I'm usually a quick healer and we have good medical staff at the
club so hopefully I will be back soon."
He will miss Sunday's tussle with Manchester United at Anfield,
the Europa League last-16 match against Braga and the league
game at Sunderland on March 20.
1 March 2011 15:29