Lack of movement over racism appeal means Luis Suarez is ready to line up for Liverpool against Manchester City For Dalglish, it is a feature of his second reign at the club that no sooner has one of his world class players returned, Steven Gerrard, he is certain to lose another in the near future. A remarkable statistic of the last 12 months, since Suárez and record signing Andy Carroll joined Liverpool, is the duo and Gerrard have spent just 69 minutes on the pitch together. Gerrard's impressive return against Newcastle last Friday promised richer tidings for Carroll in 2012, but if all three play tonight their combination is sure to be brief given the imminent ban for Suárez. Dalglish believes Liverpool's progress without having all his big guns available is a cause for optimism. "It shows we're a work in progress," said Dalglish. Andy was injured when he came, Stevie's been injured two or three times, and Luis was suspended for the night against Newcastle. But I've always said it is not about who isn't playing. I wouldn't want to be disrespectful to any player we've got, so if you're not available it is not worthwhile worrying about it. It is those who are available who are almost most important. The players we have in the squad are a real credit to the football club and they know when someone is not available they have to impress themselves and that's what they've all been doing.