Gerrard to undergo ankle examination to determine damage

LONDON, Aug 16 (Reuters) Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will have his right ankle examined by club medical staff today before any decision can be made on his availability to face Chelsea in the Premier League at the weekend.

The influential midfielder picked up the painful knock to his ankle during Liverpool's 1-0 win at Toulouse in their Champions League third round qualifier yesterday.

He was substituted after 61 minutes of the first leg match.

''We will not know how Steven is until he has been seen by the medical team and the doctor,'' Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez told BBC Radio.

''I was replacing him because we needed fresh legs, not because of the injury, but we do not know yet how he is.'' REUTERS BJR HS1651