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Steven Gerrard surveys the action on his return to the Liverpool first team. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Action Images

Steven Gerrard returned to Liverpool colours after six months out with groin trouble and claimed the team's 4-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday was "out of our system now" with this third-round Carling Cup win at Brighton & Hove Albion.
England's vice-captain replaced Luis Suárez 73 minutes into Liverpool's 2-1 victory and assumed a central-midfield position alongside Jay Spearing and Lucas Leiva. Gerrard, now 31, confined himself to neat short passes and half-speed forward thrusts as Liverpool contained a dangerous second-half fightback from Championship opposition.
"Tonight was not about me. It was about progressing in the cup and getting that Tottenham performance out of our system and I think we have now done that," he said. "It is down to the manager now. I have been out for six months so it is about getting training sessions under my belt and match time. Hopefully I will be selected for the 18 against Wolves [at the weekend]."
"Steve coming back in was fantastic for everyone coming at the football club, but we are more pleased for Steven than anyone else," Kenny Dalglish, the Liverpool manager, said. "He had a few setbacks along the way and we have had to manage it to get him this far. We need to be careful and we won't get carried away – but it's great for everyone."
Gerrard, who has scored 140 times in 556 appearances for the Anfield club, had not played since the 3-1 win over Manchester United on 6 March. His recovery from a groin injury was complicated by infection. Warming up in the first half he was applauded by home supporters and finally joined the action to acclaim from both sets of fans.
His return will both fortify Liverpool's league campaign after defeats at Stoke and Spurs and increase competition for places in central midfield, where Charlie Adam, Spearing and Lucas are also in contention. Jordan Henderson's move to the right has taken him out of that traffic jam but Dalglish is likely to consider a new team shape with Gerrard's recovery and Craig Bellamy's excellent form in his second spell on Merseyside.
"It certainly makes us stronger. We said during the transfer window that having Stevie back would be like a new signing for us," Dalglish said. "To have the talisman of the club back on the right road to fitness is, selfishly for us, fantastic, but we have to be careful with him."

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