Leighton Baines is awaiting news from the treatment room on Everton team-mate Marouane Fellaini following his injury at Anfield.
The Belgium international midfielder was due to undergo an ankle scan after coming off worse in the tackle which earned Liverpool's Sotirios Kyrgiakos a red card on Saturday.
Initial X-rays showed there was no break and Baines is keeping his fingers crossed in the hope that Fellaini will not be sidelined for too long.
"He's such an influential player now and losing him was a massive loss," the left-back told the Liverpool Echo.
"Losing him during a game was even harder because we didn't really have anyone who can do exactly what he can do at the moment.
"We're waiting to see how bad his injury is but it's more than likely that he will miss a few games.
"But at least we've got time to plan and make other arrangements if he's not going to be in the side for a few weeks."


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choppermasch (Liverpool fan)
"yes we were, the 1 were he volleyed kuyt in the face and landed a 2 footed stamp on the greek ?"
iantwinny
"was you 2 kopites watching the same game as me?"
thehandsomehand (Everton fan)
"chumpmasch, need to learn a lesson yourself, cretin"
pvb (Liverpool fan)
""Losing him during a game was even harder because we didn't really have anyone who can do exactly what he can do at the moment.''? - what you on about lad? pienaar can do the dirty stuff too! did you not see the challenges he made? i agree though, no one can quite elbow like him. he should be a kick boxer, he has all the skills required plus any blows on his head will be nicely cushioned. he wont feel a thing! IN MOYES WE TRUST!"
choppermasch (Liverpool fan)
"hope he learns his lesson not to go stamping in with 2 feet"
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