The skipper won't feature against Arsenal on Wednesday night due to a groin injury sustained on international duty.
ut Benitez told Liverpoolfc.tv: "Gerrard will not be available for this game but he is improving, so hopefully he can be ready for Saturday."
Martin Kelly (ankle) and Albert Riera (hamstring) are also out and will not be available for one or two weeks.
There is better news for Benitez in that both Andrea Dossena and Sotirios Kyrgiakos could feature in the Carling Cup fourth round clash after recovering from knocks.
Benitez added: "Dossena has been training and will be in the squad. It was one or two small things with him.
"Kyrgiakos has been training. We had bad news when everyone was talking about him being out for six months after the internationals. It wasn't that bad because now he's training and he's available too."
Meanwhile, both Glen Johnson and Fernando Torres came through Sunday's victory over Manchester United without troubling previous injuries.
Benitez said: "It was difficult for both especially because it was a tough game, but they were training and we were taking care of them.
"Now they are training and I think they'll be available for the next games."
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