England deputy captain Steven Gerrard has been ruled out of this month’s friendly against Ghana after undergoing surgery on his groin that will ruled him out for up to four weeks.
Gerrard, who is the captain of Liverpool, will not play against the Black Stars on 29 March in the historic friendly.
"The decision was made following consultation with a specialist," a club statement read on Friday.
 The England midfielder was not part of the Reds squad which travelled to Braga for Thursday's Europa League defeat.
If he is out for a month, Gerrard will not feature for England in the Euro 2012 qualifier against Wales on 26 March or the friendly against Ghana.
Gerrard suffered the injury in the 1-0 win against Chelsea on 6 February at Stamford Bridge.