The Reds' talismanic midfielder faces up to a month on the sidelines after scans revealed the England international sustained a grade two hamstring tear in Wednesday's friendly defeat to France.
The Merseysiders begin a four-week spell without Gerrard at home to basement boys West Ham on Saturday evening and Carragher wants to see a startling statistic brought to an end.
All of Roy Hodgson's side's goals have either come from, or been created by Gerrard or Fernando Torres and the Reds stalwart wants to see that record snapped at Anfield this weekend.
"There is no doubt Steven will be missed whether we win, lose or draw because he is such an important player here," said Carragher, who will lead Liverpool out in the 30-year-old's absence.
"But it is up to us to perform well and lessen the impact, like when we beat Spurs (2-0) in January without him and Fernando.
"There are a few similarities because that game came a few days after a disappointing result against Stoke when we drew 1-1 but we showed we could bounce back."
Carragher added in the Liverpool Echo: "Everyone knows what great quality Steven has and it is frustrating for everyone - though nobody more than him - that he is out because he has been in such good form.
"But the most important thing now is beating West Ham. We know we didn't perform at Stoke but if we get three points tomorrow, the league table will look much better and we can push on."
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