He's injured, it happens to every player. I don't get the ruthless claim. What are you proposing? He's only 31 and could have a couple of more years left in him. Every injured player is useless to us on the field. The same could be said about Lucas for the next few months but its nonsensical to say so. 31 is towards the end of his career but why would he be finished just because he has a lay off
6 starts in 11 months due to injury happens to every player? Sorry, mate, but that's only in a league of Aurelio's.
The "ruthless" part was that Gerrard can no longer claim to have a place in the side - he must show he has what it takes to be number 1 in his position, that he can still produce the goods on demand. I guess the injury to Lucas changes that to a degree, but if the club needs to manage Gerrard's fitness then he needs to understand that there are games he will be overlooked even if he thinks he's fit. The same applies to Carragher.