Jamie Carragher prepared to wait

Jamie Carragher has revealed that he is happy to wait for regular first-team football at Liverpool.

The 34-year-old has found himself out of the starting lineup in recent months as manager Kenny Dalglish continues to select Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel in the heart of the club's defence.

Despite admitting that he is keen to play every match, Carragher has conceded that he understands Dalglish's decision.

"Of course, every player wants to play," he told reporters. "But I went out of the team through injury and other players have come in and played well. The manager has been fair to those players and rightly so.

"Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel have been two of our best players. I've got to wait my turn, just as other players had to wait their turn when I'd been playing for so long."

Carragher made his Liverpool debut in 1997.