( CNN ) -- Liverpool are waiting to learn the extent of the injury which prevented captain Steven Gerrard playing in the club 's 2-0 win at West Bromwich Albion on Saturday , manager Kenny Dalglish has said . England international Gerrard , 31 , missed the match after picking up an infection in his right ankle , having only recently recovered from a groin injury which has restricted the midfielder to just four English Premier League appearances this season . Dalglish also faced questions on the fitness of former England defender Jamie Carragher , who was ruled out of the match at the Hawthorns with a calf strain . `` Carragher has a calf strain . Steven Gerrard has an infection in his ankle , '' Dalglish , 60 , told a press conference . `` Steven was in my mind for the game today but it just flared up . `` We are off tomorrow , so we 'll have a more accurate idea on Monday or Tuesday when we return to training . We will be more accurate next week than what we can be now . '' Dalglish , who also managed the Anfield club between 1985 and 1991 , praised the injured duo , while also expressing his delight at seeing his charges pick up three points without two of the team 's most influential players . `` We are certainly much better with them in the squad than out of it , '' he said . `` They have done magnificently for this football club and they will continue to do magnificently for us too . `` They will continue to make a contribution , even now . I suppose it is a reflection on the strength of the squad when the two talisman figures are not playing and you still come and put on such a top performance . '' Gerrard and Carragher are products of the Liverpool youth academy , with both players part of the team which earned a penalty shoot-out victory over Italian side AC Milan in the 2005 European Champions League final . Dalglish will hope to have the duo available for the home match against Swansea City on Saturday .
Liverpool are waiting to see how long their captain Steven Gerrard will be out for . Gerrard , however , missed Liverpool 's win over West Ham with an ear infection . Kenny Dalglish was also without defender Jamie Carragher at the Hawthorns .