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Carragher ruled out until March with dislocated shoulder

ESPN staff
November 30, 2010
Jamie Carragher was substituted late on against Spurs © PA Photos
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Jamie Carragher has confirmed he is unlikely to play for Liverpool until "early March" after taking the decision to arrange surgery on his dislocated shoulder for this Friday.

Carragher suffered the injury in an accidental clash with former team-mate Peter Crouch during the Reds' 2-1 defeat to Tottenham at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

Post-match scans have shown it would be too great a risk for the Liverpool defender to attempt to recover without surgery, so now he anticipates a 12-week layoff.

"I'll be having surgery at the end of the week," Carragher told the official Liverpool website. "The average is about 12 weeks. I'd like to come back before that but I've got to make sure it's right. It will probably be late February or early March when I'm looking to come back.

"It's difficult for me when I'm injured. It hasn't happened very often, and I'm very lucky with that I suppose, but maybe it's caught up with me a little bit now.

"I've been here before with a broken leg which put me out this length of time. It's not easy but you've got to get on with it, and it makes you more determined to get back. I'm sure towards the end of the season when people are maybe feeling a little bit tired I'll be raring to go."

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