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Glen Johnson believes Liverpool FC are ready to replicate their impressive home form on their travels – despite the setback of losing Steven Gerrard .

The Reds are waiting to discover the extent of the hamstring injury the skipper suffered in the 4-1 win over West Ham at Anfield amid fears he will be sidelined for at least a month.

Gerrard limped off early in the second half on Saturday and a scan today will reveal the severity of the problem.

A fifth successive home victory lifted Brendan Rodgers' side up to second place in the Premier League but they now enter a crunch run of fixtures without their talismanic midfielder.

Sunday's clash at Tottenham is followed by trips to Manchester City and Chelsea over Christmas as the Reds look to prove their top-four credentials.

“Any team without Stevie is going to miss him and hopefully it's not as bad as it looks but we've got a good squad,” said Johnson, who took the armband after Gerrard limped off.

“We've bounced back from the defeat to Hull and we couldn't have done much more in the games against Norwich and West Ham.

“We have scored 20 goals in our last five home games is quite impressive. It is what all the top teams try to do - make their home ground a fortress.

“We have some tough away games coming up. We only worry about the next one and I am sure we will step it up for the so called bigger teams.

“If we can start scoring a few more goals away and pick up a few more points it will blend in nicely with our home record.

“We are good enough to be up there. If we keep picking up points it will take care of itself.”

The Reds went ahead before the break courtesy of Guy Demel's own goal and Mamadou Sakho made it 2-0 with his first goal for the club early in the second half.

West Ham were handed a lifeline when Martin Skrtel put through his own net and there were some anxious moments before the hosts finished strongly.

Luis Suarez nodded home Liverpool's third and after Kevin Nolan was sent off, Suarez's strike was deflected in off substitute Joey O'Brien.

“There were stages in the game when it was 2-0 when it looked like they wouldn't get out their half but goals change games,”Johnson said.

“After they scored they put a bit of pressure on but we coped. At 2-1 we didn't do anything wrong.

“When a team gets one goal back they are going to be perked up but the lads were brave. We stood strong and sucked up all the pressure.

“We were good enough and strong enough to withstand that and go up the other end and score two.

“Every defender aims for a clean sheet. If you keep a clean sheet you can't lose a game but on the other hand if you score four every week you are happy.

“Of course there is going to be a point when you don't score four. The back four has changed quite a bit through the season because of injury and illness but we have some great players and once we get that togetherness back I'm sure we'll start keeping clean sheets.”

It was another majestic display from Suarez, who Johnson is likely to line up against when England face Uruguay in the group stage of next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil.

“There's been a little bit of banter knocking about already,” Johnson revealed.

“It is going to be a tough group but we are looking forward to it. You would rather play with Luis than against him.”