Rafa to ring the changes

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has revealed that he will be ringing the changes in preparation for next weeks Champions League second leg with Arsenal. Benitez has clearly indicated that his ambitions lie on the Champions League instead of Premiership fourth place.

Benitez is reportedly set to give Peter Crouch a start instead of Fernando Torres, and Dirk Kuyt could also be rested.

Steven Gerrard, however, could play an important role in today's crucial match, but there has been a suggestion that he may be rested too.

"I will need to think carefully about my team for the league match. Torres and Gerrard will need to be strong for the second leg, and Kuyt ran himself to a standstill on Wednesday.

"Some players recover in two or three days, others need four. Maybe we will need to change some players.

"The age may be the key. Fernando can recover in two days, but Sami could take five. We will have to wait and see.

"I am expecting to make changes, I cannot expect them to play three times like that in seven days, certainly with the very high tempo of the games.

"It is impossible to play these same players three times in a week. Impossible."