London: Liverpool's Jordan Henderson is confident he can deputise for the injured Glen Johnson at right-back if need be. The England midfielder could drop in at right-back against Anzhi Makhachkala as the only specialist right-back in the squad is 19-year-old Jon Flanagan.
"I've been doing some training during the week, so I think I'm fine. It's just another position. I've played there once or twice before,"Henderson said on Wednesday.
England right-back Johnson returned to training on Wednesday but is not included in the squad for the trip to Moscow. Current and former England internationals Jamie Carragher, Joe Cole and Stewart Downing are among the few senior players in the squad to face Anzhi, who went down 0-1 against a strong Liverpool side at Anfield last month.
Captain Steven Gerrard and top-scorer Luis Suarez are among the players left on Merseyside while Australian Brad Jones is set to stand in for regular goalkeeper Pepe Reina, an injury doubt. Henderson and coach Brendan Rodgers have said that the absence of captain Gerrard will not affect the team's morale or focus. Other missing regulars are on-loan midfielder Nuri Sahin, defenders Jose Enrique and Daniel Agger and injured midfielder Lucas Leiva....
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03:20 PM, Nov 08, 2012
