Injuries Pose Problems for Benitez
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Rafael Benitez will be without Â£14million striker Djibril Cisse, who broke his left leg in two places at the weekend, for Liverpoolâs Champions League game with Deportivo La Coruna.
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Rafael Benitez turned up the pressure on Deportivo ahead of the clash with Liverpool by insisting: &quot;They need the points more than we do&quot;.
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November 3, 2004. Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has confirmed he is looking to bring in a new striker following the injury to summer recruit Djibril Cisse.
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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez believes his side face a big challenge when they play Monaco in their opening Champions league match on Wednesday.
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The season is only one match old and already there's bad blood between Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez.
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The Bolivian forward suffered a career-threatening back injury in his first season with New York, and wasn&#39;t even thinking about MLS championships at this time last year.
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Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will not recall El-Hadji Diouf from his loan spell at Bolton. Liverpool are short of strikers with Djibril Cisse and Milan Baros injured and reports suggested Diouf could return in January.
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Manchester City midfielder Claudio Reyna could be sidelined for up to a month after injuring his left quadricep, keeping him out of the United States&#39; next two World Cup qualifiers.
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David Beckham will be sidelined for a month after hurting a knee ligament during a Spanish League game last weekend, an injury that eliminated his chance of being recalled to England's national team
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Steve Finnanâs recall to the Liverpool starting line-up for Tuesday nightâs Premiership clash with Portsmouth at Anfield was one of six changes made by displeased manager Rafa Benitez, but the Reds were hit by an injury time equaliser from Pompey
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The Spaniard has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a knee ligament injury, which he picked up in the 1-1 draw with Portsmouth on Sunday.
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Sport: Striker's recovery from a fractured foot is ahead of schedule and he is close to full training with his club.
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Steven Gerrardâs broken metatarsal makes him the fifth of Sven Goran Erikssonâs squad to suffer such an injury in the past couple of years.
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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's hopes of getting his team back on the winning trail after last weekend's controversial defeat at Manchester United suffered a new blow when defender Sol Campbell was struck down by recurring Achilles and calf problems.
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Rafa Benitez has enjoyed hero status among Liverpool fans for much of his reign but he looked distinctly mortal as he trudged across Kenilworth Road's sodden turf.
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BOLTON, England  -- Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez said it will take up to four months before they have a strong team following their 1-0 Premiership defeat at Bolton where their Spanish debutants were on show.
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Liverpool's Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano face a spell on the sidelines after suffering injuries in the 1-1 draw against Arsenal.