Team of The Week

FORMATION : 4-4-2
GK : David James - Portsmouth
RB : Ledley King -Totenham
CB : Christopher Samba - blackburn
CB : Michael Dawson - Tottenham
LB : Gareth Bale - Tottenham

RM: Michael Brown - Porsmouth
CM: Luis Nani - Man. United
CM: Morten Gamst Pedersen - Blackburn
LM: Will Atkinson - Hull
ST : Craig Bellamy - man. City
ST : Nicolas Anelka - Chelsea


Thursday, August 20, 2009

Benitez rules out player exits


Rafael Benitez will not approve any further sales of players as Liverpool struggle to cope with a growing injury list.

The Anfield manager has dismissed speculation winger Albert Riera and striker Andriy Voronin could be leaving, with Barcelona and Hertha Berlin, respectively, showing interest.

Riera was left out of the squad that lost 2-1 at Tottenham Hotspur ast Sunday, but Benitez maintains that was purely because of his lack of training last week due to a minor injury.

Voronin, who came on as substitute at White Hart Lane, was on loan to Hertha last season and there have been suggestions the German club are preparing a £3m bid.

But the Spaniard's current squad is hit by injuries and it has been revealed he has not been able to spend the transfer budget this summer he was expecting.

Benitez said: "Nobody will be sold because we need all our players. We can't afford to lose anyone else.

"The Premier League is very difficult and we have to keep everyone we have at the moment."

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