LONDON: Liverpool centerback Daniel Agger's knee injury, suffered against Manchester United on Sunday,  is not as serious as first thought, according to his representative.

Agger (pic) was injured after he clashed with teammate Glen Johnson, moments before the rightback conceded the penalty from which Robin van Persie scored  the winning goal in an intense match with United at Anfield.

The Dane was stretchered off the field after a prolonged stoppage before van Persie's spot-kick, with Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitting that he feared the 27-year-old had done medial ligament damage.

However, despite initial reports suggesting the player could be out for the rest of the season, it now appears that Agger will be back in training in a couple of weeks after it emerged he did not tear any ligaments.

Per Steffensen, Agger's representative, told jp.dk: "There is good news. He has not torn ligaments. He has a small rupture behind the knee and it has swollen and sore but once the swelling goes down he can train again."

Following the news that Agger did not suffer a tear he should be back in training in one or two weeks, however teammate Martin Kelly has not been as fortunate after he tweeted that he will not return until the new year.

Liverpool travel to West Brom for the League Cup tomorrow, which may be a welcome break from the Premier League, where they are still winless.

However, the Reds will go into the clash with bad memories of the Hawthorns, after they lost 3-0 there on the opening day of the season.

- mD