Steven Gerrard out up to 4 weeks

LIVERPOOL, England (AP)—Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard could be out of action for as long as four weeks after injuring his hamstring playing for England.

“He’s just been in for an early assessment here and it certainly looks like a significant hamstring injury,” Liverpool doctor Peter Brukner said. “He’s going to be out for a little while, I’m afraid.

“I’d imagine it could be three to four weeks.”

Liverpool was angered that Gerrard played almost all of Wednesday’s 2-1 friendly loss to France despite the national team apparently agreeing to substitute him after an hour because of an existing problem.