Today's Banter: Gerrard hits kid, Fearing Cisse, Fans not charged at Wigan clash, & more

- If you haven't heard yet, Stevie-G hit a kid while driving his Bentley in Merseyside yesterday afternoon. The 10-year-old is believed to have suffered a broken leg. Gerrard immediately stopped his vehicle and comforted the lad until medics arrived. Eyewitnesses reported that the boy ran out from between two parked cars and into the side of Gerrard's Bentley, leaving our captain with no control over the incident. A 'visibly upset' Stevie-G was not charged with any infraction and vowed to visit the boy in the hospital.

- Hyypia has warned that former teammate Djibril Cisse will be difficult to contain tomorrow when his side comes to Anfield for their Champions League meeting. The Finn believes the 26-year-old Frenchman will be especially eager to beat his old club and that the Reds need to raise their game to stop him from scoring. The good news is Hyypia and Carra have plenty of experience marking the Marseilles striker.

- If you were at or watched the Wigan match last Saturday, you may have noticed a ruckus in the stands shortly after Benayoun's goal. Apparently some Liverpool fans had seats in the home section and when they celebrated the goal, they were attacked by a group of Wigan supporters. Reportedly two LFC followers were badly beaten. Eight Reds supporters were arrested along with two Wigan fans, though no charges have been filed against the former.

- John Arne Riise got a shock when teenagers in the Anti-Tobacco Youth Campaign created a picture of what the 27-year-old would look like had he taken up smoking as a teenager. Obviously it wasn't a pretty picture as the Norwegian, who's father died of lung cancer, has vowed to help prevent teenagers from picking up the awful habit.

- As you can tell from the pic above, Jamie Carragher has decided to rejoin England. Just kidding. Actually Carra was back home in Bootle to help open the new Northfield Sports Association clubhouse. The 29-year-old Liverpool legend stuck around for an hour to sign autographs and talk to fans. Cheers and 'What will Rafa do?' coming up later.