Salif Diao appears to be on his way out of Liverpool with manager Rafael Benitez understood to be close to a deal for Boudewijn Zenden.

Liverpool still face Champions League headaches as Slavia Prague have lodged an official complaint to UEFA over their prospective seeding demotion to accommodate the Reds.

The Czech Republic have asked UEFA to reconsider the yellow card issued to their captain Pavel Nedved during the quarter-final against Denmark.