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Folks, I need two tickets for the Villa game for me and my 8 year old. Flights booked etc but usual source let me down. I'll look after anyone that can help. Thanks Al

BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | L | Liverpool | Torres injuries cost us - Benitez Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez says his side would be closer to Manchester United in the title race were it not for injuries to Fernando Torres. The Spanish striker will be missing again with an ankle injury when Liverpool host Sunderland on Tuesday. "The worst thing has been the injuries to Torres," said Benitez. "He has been our main striker and scored a lot of goals for us last season. "And this season could have been totally different with him." Torres has been sidelined with hamstring and ankle problems and has played just 15 league games this season, scoring eight goals. Liverpool have taken just 10 points from seven games in 2009 and fell seven points behind Manchester United, having played a game more, with a 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough on Saturday. They remain a potent force in Europe, however, and are on course for the last eight of the Champions League after a superb 1-0 win at Real Madrid last week. "The title was difficult before, it is more difficult now," said Benitez. "What we have to do is take our chances, and that is something that has been the same problem the whole season. "Maybe if Torres had not been injured so much things would be different, but we cannot change the situation now. Everybody has players who get injured. "Since the Champions League win in Madrid we have had some problems, several players have been injured, among other things." Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has only just returned after a hamstring injury and Benitez admits his squad lacks the depth of some rivals. The Reds started the match against Boro with young striker Nabil El Zhar up front, but he was replaced in the second half by French teenager David Ngog after failing to make an impact. "At this stage of the season when every point is important, having your best players available is the most important thing because they have the experience," he said. "It is not fair to expect young players to come in and change games, that is when you need your more important players to bring something more to the side. "We must keep going in the title race, to try to win each game as it comes along. "Now we have the opportunity against Sunderland to do things right, to be able to approach the Real Madrid second leg next week with confidence. We have to remain positive. "We have learned we must be more clinical, to finish games when you have chances. "But we played with anxiety at Middlesbrough, we gave the ball away too easily with simple passes. These are things we have to improve if we are going to fight for the title." And Benitez insists that his side are improving overall, despite seeing their early lead in the title race overturned. "We must not forget that our league performance is better than last season," said the Spaniard. "Still we have to improve. Yes, we have had key players injured and maybe that could have cost us four or five points. "In this title race that would be a massive difference. We are in a good position but we could be in a much better position. "We are now rated in the Uefa rankings as the best team in Europe over the last five years - that underlines how we have done in those seasons. "But we must go forward for the rest of the season, and in the future. The squad is good, but there are too many games when things go wrong and that makes a massive difference." Were we not top when Torres was out? I don't really blame that , I think the contract talks he demanded didn't help along with other things, there are a few other quotes he said in the video interview that are not here but he doesn't seem as upbeat as usual. I also disagree with the performances being better this season, maybe away but not at home, besides last years league performances are nothing to write home about.

Alrighty, you lot of nutters. Who has been here and has some recommendations?

is a working class hero. He was stood behind me in the queue for a ticket at Central station before. John Lennon would have been proud.

Sorry to ask this but does anyone know who the ref is on Wednesday? I've looked all over the UEFA site can't seem to find it. Not sure if it hasn't been announced yet, but I thought they'd have released that info by now. Apologies if I'm in the wrong.

Carrying on the theme of past managers and players - does everyone want to have a go at naming ONE player that each of our past managers SHOULD have bought but didn't for whatever reason? (since we last won the title) I will start with my five: Dalglish: Gary Pallister (we turned him down after he agreed to a move!) Souness: Roy Keane (We tried for him, dunno what happened) Evans: Marcel Desailly (board didn't want to pay his wages) Houllier: Cristiano Ronaldo (didn't want to pay £1m a season in wages) Benitez: Danni Alves (Didn't want to go above £12m) I think all of these managers might have had a chance of the title with just one of those :( Hindsight eh? Looking at that lot though, I think most fans wanted those players at the time too!

Fat prat Martin Samuel says just three Reds could break into the ManUre team - and that's with Carra playing at right back. Here's his combined Liverpool-manc 11. What do you think? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-1148256/MARTIN-SAMUEL-Why-Fergie-ahead-Liverpool-Simple-better-team.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/liverpool/article5753802.ece just been sent this link read it is laughable

I remember a while ago having a conversation with the Skip about this cunt. Both him and Sorensen always seem to play well against us and then throw them in for Manchester United And guess whats happened tonight Stupid Kangaroo shagging twat