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EXCLUSIVE<\/strong>
By Rob Stewart<\/p>\n

Former Liverpool<\/a> defender John Scales is certain that Steven Gerrard<\/a> will be able to \u201chit the ground running\u201d if he enters the fray when the Reds face Newcastle United<\/a> in the Premier League at Anfield on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Scales is confident that although the Liverpool skipper has not started a match for the Merseyside club since late October, he can still make an immediate impact for Kenny Dalglish\u2019s team from the off against Newcastle.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteven is one of those few players that can hit the ground running when they come back into the team after injury,\u201d Scales told Goal.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a class act and as a captain he has the leadership qualities as well as the ability to lifts his team-mates as well as the Liverpool fans because he is such a valuable player for the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteven doesn\u2019t need to be eased back into the team because he is such a committed and determined player and is rightly known as Liverpool\u2019s talisman because he can influence a game like few others.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Luis Suarez suspended, Liverpool could do with Gerrard – who returned to action as a substitute against Blackburn on Boxing Day – to excel against Newcastle to end a patchy year on a high, but Scales is certain that no risks will be taken with the 31-year-old England international.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be interesting to see if he is played by Kenny in a withdrawn role or a more advanced role behind a lone striker,, but he can be very effective in both positions and that is what makes him so important,\u201d added Scales.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what is certain is that Kenny will not gamble on his fitness. If he does not feel 100 per cent happy that Steven is right then he won\u2019t put him in the team and he will be given all the time he needs to get back to peak fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn fact I don\u2019t think that Kenny would do that with any of his players let alone one who is so valuable. It might be a case of having to hold Steven back a bit for his own good but when he does enter the fray it will give everyone a boost which shows what a player Steven is.\u201d<\/p>\n

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John Scales is the project leader of Wembley Stadium’s new ‘Exhibition of Champions’. To book a place on the Wembley Tour and see the \u2018Exhibition of Champions\u2019 visit www.wembleystadium.com\/tours<\/a> or call 0844 800 2755.<\/em><\/span><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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