Benitez – Aquilani unlikely to face Arsenal

Written on December 9, 2009 – 7:48 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is looking forward to seeing what his £20m signing can do in his first competitive match tonight, but he says he will have to study the Italian’s fitness before considering him for the crucial game against Arsenal this coming weekend. “I can understand the fans’ frustration at having to wait [...]

Aqulani "has an issue" with Benitez, says his father

Written on December 8, 2009 – 2:32 am | by |

The father of Liverpool’s new £20m signing Alberto Aquilani claims that his son has been fit and ready to play for over a month, and he can see no reason why he hasn’t been given any playing time. In the month that his father claims Aquilani has been ready, the Italian has only played one [...]

Benitez – Torres and Aquilani will play against Fiorentina

Written on December 7, 2009 – 10:20 am | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has been treating his new £20m signing Albert Aquilani with kid gloves since his arrival at the beginning of the season, and has been waiting for an “easy” opportunity to give him some playing time. Those chances have been few and far between up ’til now, but Benitez thinks that [...]