Liverpool vice-captain Jamie Carragher has according to first reports, picked up a blow to the ribs, during the Premiership clash against Bolton Wanderers at Anfield on Sunday.

He was taken off five minutes into the second half and Jack Hobbs came on as the substitute for the former England international, who had also picked up an injury to the same area against Sunderland earlier this season.

The Reds defender collided against keeper Jose Reina in the 38th minute and that is when apparently the damage was done, but Carragher played through to the half-time and took the field after the interval but only to be taken off in the 51st minute.